ciggyn.
/ˈsɪɡi/, U.S. /ˈsɪɡi/ colloquial.
= cigarette n.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigarette
cigarito1832
paper cigar1833
cigarette1842
papelito1845
coffin-nailc1865
fag1885
butt1893
pill1901
scag1915
nail1925
quirly1932
tab1934
burn1941
draw1946
tube1946
snout1950
cancer stick1958
straight1959
ciggy1962
square1970
bifter1989
lung dart1990
dart2000
1962 Guardian 24 Dec. 4/2 I pay her back every night and slip her husband twenty ciggies.
1968 Scottish Daily Mail 3 Jan. 6 What had been ‘fags’ became ‘ciggies’ because The Beatles always talked of ciggies.
1969 K. Giles Death cracks Bottle iv. 43 One of those casual well-bred chaps out of the ciggy ads.
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