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Marlboro

Marlboro

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A popular brand of cigarettes sold around the world
  • proper noun
  • /ˈmɑːrlbərəʊ/
translation icon : Marlboro
  • You look just like the Marlboro Man, I say.
  • Marlboro cigarettes
  • Marlboro Man

Yes, those were the days packing that pack of Marlboro Lights.

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Examples

  • I inhale so hard on the Marlboro that I have to put it out.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • "Do you mind?" She produced a Marlboro Light from her purse.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • I want a pack of Marlboro Lights.

    In the Bedroom (2001)

  • Man: Can I get a pack of Marlboro Reds?

    In the Bedroom (2001)

  • I walked over to the machine and pulled out a pack of Marlboro.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Can I get a packet of Marlboro Red and a lighter?

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

  • Smokin' on a Marlboro Instead of a Newport

    Down to Earth (2001)

  • A carton of Marlboro Reds hits the stack of groceries.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • But when he does come home, he’ll be windblown, tan, a Marlboro Man.

    Three Days of Rain (2002)

  • I would like to buy a pack of Marlboro cigarettes, please.

Synonyms

cigarette
vsMarlboro
∞ 1.0

A thin roll of tobacco wrapped in paper that you smoke

is a single popular brand of that product produced by one company

Surface Forms

Marlboro main

Etymology

The cigarette brand Marlboro takes its name from the English place name Marlborough. The name joins marl ('a kind of soil') and borough ('town'), so the brand name is really a place name used for the product.