Cigarette means: A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
cigarette
A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.
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5 citations · last seen May 2026
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BlueskyMay 2026
Mister Gatonic, your cigarette went out! [Tags: #Art #OCs #Mewman #Catboy / #GinGatonic ]
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BlueskyMay 2026
carefully emptying a clove and mixing it with bud and REPACKING THE CIGARETTE PAPER is holy fucking peak experience (only had spliffs in joint paper)
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BlueskyMay 2026
Small drawings on small wooden blocks for Artomat machines. Having a blast making these. Check out @artomat.bsky.social For this cool project. Art sold in old cigarette machines #artomat #motorcycles #art #drawi…
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BlueskyMay 2026
Sometimes I simply feel that the whole world is a cigarette and I'm the only ashtray. #fortune #skwrlbot
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BlueskyMay 2026
i want: (1) sex (2) money (3) bitches (4) the stickiest weed (5) a cigarette
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#1·Apr 26, 2026US
A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.
He rose to light my cigarette, then sank back into his wicker chair contentedly. The tea was weak, but not cold, thanks to the hot-plate.
Origin: , from cigare, from + diminutive suffix -ette.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
For parents
Cigarette means: A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
cigarette means: A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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#2·Apr 26, 2026US
(transitive, slang, rare) To give someone a cigarette, or to light one for them.
Could someone cigarette me?
Cluster: tobacco
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“Mister Gatonic, your cigarette went out! [Tags: #Art #OCs #Mewman #Catboy / #GinGatonic ]”
— Bluesky· May 2026“carefully emptying a clove and mixing it with bud and REPACKING THE CIGARETTE PAPER is holy fucking peak experience (only had spliffs in joint paper)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Small drawings on small wooden blocks for Artomat machines. Having a blast making these. Check out @artomat.bsky.social For this cool project. Art sold in old cigarette machines #artomat #motorcycles #art #drawing #artist #design #illustration”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Sometimes I simply feel that the whole world is a cigarette and I'm the only ashtray. #fortune #skwrlbot”
— Bluesky· May 2026“i want: (1) sex (2) money (3) bitches (4) the stickiest weed (5) a cigarette”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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