ciggy

English

Alternative forms

• ciggie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪɡi/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

ciggy (plural ciggies)

1. (UK, Ireland, slang) A cigarette.
   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 8, in The Line of Beauty […], 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     “Open early and close up late, get people before work and get people after work, not just the dear bloody housewifes going out for a packet of ciggies and a chit-chat.”

Synonyms

• (cigarette (slang)): cancer stick (derogatory), cig, coffin nail, fag (UK), smoke

Derived terms

• e-ciggy