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cigar Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.ci·gar C0354400 (sĭ-gär′)n. A compact roll of tobacco leaves prepared for smoking. [Spanish cigarro, possibly from Maya sik'ar, from sik, tobacco.]cigar (sɪˈɡɑː) n (Recreational Drugs) a cylindrical roll of cured tobacco leaves, for smoking[C18: from Spanish cigarro, perhaps from Mayan sicar to smoke]ci•gar (sɪˈgɑr) n. a cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, usu. wrapped in a tobacco leaf. Idioms: no cigar, (said to indicate that an effort was not good enough.) [1625–35; < Sp cigarro] ci•gar′like`, adj. pron: See police. cigar - Comes from Spanish cigarro, from the Mayan verb sik'ar, "to smoke" or "smoking."See also related terms for smoking.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cigar - a roll of tobacco for smoking cheroot - a cigar with both ends cut flatcigar butt - small part of a cigar that is left after smokingcigarillo - small cigar or cigarette wrapped in tobacco instead of paperclaro - a cigar made with light-colored tobaccocorona - a long cigar with blunt endsfiller - the tobacco used to form the core of a cigarpanatela, panetela, panetella - a long slender cigarroll of tobacco, smoke - tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinderstogie, stogy - a cheap cigar | Translationscigar (siˈgaː) noun a roll of tobacco leaves for smoking. 雪茄煙 雪茄烟cigarette (sigəˈret) , ((American) ˈsigəret) noun a tube of finely cut tobacco rolled in thin paper. 香煙 香烟cigar Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.no cigarA phrase said when one is almost correct or successful but ultimately fails. Most commonly heard in the phrase "close but no cigar." Cigars were once commonly used as prizes or awards. You all had some very good guesses—they were close but no cigar.See also: cigar, noclose but no cigarA phrase said when one is almost correct or successful but ultimately fails. Cigars were once commonly used as prizes or awards. You all had some very good guesses—close but no cigar.See also: but, cigar, close, noa good five-cent cigarSomething that is well or reasonably priced. We need a good five-cent cigar, not more of these ridiculously overpriced items.See also: cigar, goodClose, but no cigar.Cliché Some effort came close to succeeding, but did not succeed. (Alludes to not quite winning a cigar as a prize.) Jill: How did you do in the contest? Jane: Close, but no cigar. I got second place.See also: but, cigar, noclose but no cigarA narrowly missed success, as in That ball was definitely out-close but no cigar. This interjection alludes to awarding a cigar to the winner of some competition, such as hitting a target. [Slang; early 1900s] See also: but, cigar, close, noclose but no cigar or nice try but no cigar You say close but no cigar or nice try but no cigar to mean that someone is almost correct or that they have almost been successful, but are not quite correct or successful. He tried to break the record. It was close, but no cigar. Note: In the past, cigars were sometimes given as prizes at fairs. This expression may have been used if someone did not quite manage to win a prize. See also: but, cigar, close, noclose but no cigar (of an attempt) almost but not quite successful. North American informal This phrase possibly originated as a consoling comment to or about a man who put up a good, but not winning, performance in a competition or contest of strength in which the prize was a cigar. 1995 Nick Hornby High Fidelity But, you know…you did not represent my last and best chance of a relationship. So, you know, nice try. Close, but no cigar. See also: but, cigar, close, noclose but no ciˈgar (American English, informal) used to say that the answer, result, etc. is not quite good enoughThis expression comes from the old US custom of giving a cigar as a prize in fairground games of skill, such as shooting games.See also: but, cigar, close, noClose, but no cigar (klos...) phr. Close, but not close enough to win a prize! Close, but no cigar! Give it another try. See also: but, cigar, nosmoke both ends of the cigar tv. to perform male to male fellatio. I think they’re smoking both ends of the cigar. See also: both, cigar, end, of, smokeclose but no cigar, (it was)Nearly successful, but not quite. This slangy Americanism dates from the first half of the twentieth century. It most likely came from the practice of giving a cigar as a prize to the winner of a contest, such as hitting the target in a carnival shooting gallery.See also: but, close, noa good five-cent cigarA sensibly affordable item. The remark “What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar” was popularized by Thomas Riley Marshall, vice president of the United States under Woodrow Wilson. In one account, he made the remark while presiding in the Senate after he heard a succession of senators enumerate what was lacking in the United States. The remark, which most likely originated with a 19th-century humorist named Kin Hubbard, was appropriated by several generations of Americans to complain obliquely about overpriced items of any sort.See also: cigar, goodcigar Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.cigar a cylindrical roll of cured tobacco leaves, for smoking What does it mean when you dream about a cigar?A psychoanalytic symbol for the male organ, though when Freud was once asked about his cigar, he famously responded that “sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” Smokers tend to associate anxiety and/or relaxation with cigarettes. See cigarCigar Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.Cigar smoking is linked to cancers of the oral cavity (lip, tongue, mouth, throat), oesophagus, larynx, lung, and possibly pancreasCIGAR Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.Acronym | Definition |
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cigar
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.- noun
Words related to cigarnoun a roll of tobacco for smokingRelated Words- cheroot
- cigar butt
- cigarillo
- claro
- corona
- filler
- panatela
- panetela
- panetella
- roll of tobacco
- smoke
- stogie
- stogy
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