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cig

cig

10 8.2
A short thin tube of tobacco that people smoke
  • noun
  • /sɪg/
  • Informal
translation icon : cigarro
  • I took a long drag of my cig; the familiar smoky burn hit me, and I felt my body relax.
  • smoke cigs
  • pack of cigs
  • drag on a cig

I didn't say she was smoking a cig, but you said she was in the back.

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Examples

Synonyms

cigarette
vscig
1.0

A thin roll of tobacco wrapped in paper that you smoke

is an informal word rather than the neutral product name
smoke
vscig
  • Informal
87 4.6

A cigarette or cigar, a small roll of tobacco you light to inhale

is an informal word limited to paper-wrapped tobacco cylinders
fag
vscig
  • Slang
11 9.9

A British informal word for a cigarette

is an informal word used for any paper-wrapped tobacco roll
loosey
vscig
  • Slang
1 9.9

A single cigarette sold by itself, often illegally

is an informal word for the tobacco item regardless of sale
gasper
vscig
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A cigarette that is strong or harsh to smoke

is an informal word without implying harshness or strength
sutta
vscig
  • Slang
9.9

An informal word for a cigarette used in Britain, Australia, and New Zealand

is an informal word used more widely, not region-specific
cigaret
vscig
  • Archaic
1.8

A thin roll of tobacco wrapped in paper that you smoke

is an informal word used instead of that neutral object name

How Formal

cigarette
1.0
cig
  • Informal
10 8.2
smoke
  • Informal
87 4.6

Surface Forms

cig singular
cigs plural

Etymology

Cig is a short, informal form of cigarette, a word that originally meant 'little cigar' and comes from cigar. So, cig simply means a cigarette, a small hand-held roll of tobacco.