cancer stick
noun
slang
: cigarette
Why are women seemingly so attracted to cigarettes, also known as "coffin nails" and "cancer sticks" to some smoking foes?
Daniel Tretiak
Daniel Tretiak
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web AP Photo/Seth Wenig E-cigarettes, long touted as a healthier way to move off the original cancer sticks, suddenly face an alarming bad rap: mysterious lung diseases; random explosions during use; a link with cancer and heart disease. Natasha Frost, Quartz, 15 Sep. 2019 Can’t even smoke my stale cancer sticks on this smoke-free campus. Alise Leslie, The Root, 1 Apr. 2018
Natasha Frost, Quartz, 15 Sep. 2019 Can’t even smoke my stale cancer sticks on this smoke-free campus. Alise Leslie, The Root, 1 Apr. 2018 Word History
First Known Use
circa 1958, in the meaning defined above