passive smokingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌpæs.ɪv ˈsməʊ.kɪŋ/us/ˌpæs.ɪv ˈsmoʊ.kɪŋ/the unwanted breathing in of other people's cigarette smoke, especially by people who do not smoke:
Doctors say passive smoking has caused his lung cancer.
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Tobacco & smoking
- baccy
- butt
- cheroot
- cigar
- cigarette butt
- cigarette paper
- e-cigarette
- light (sth) up
- nicotine
- nicotine patch
- non-smoker
- non-smoking
- pipe
- roll-your-own
- second-hand smoke
- smoke
- smoker
- smoking
- stub
- tobacconist
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