Meaning & Definition
noun
A unit of tobacco consumption.
After quitting cigarettes, he felt healthier and more energetic.
A small cylinder of finely cut tobacco delivered in a paper-wrapped roll, designed to be smoked.
He stepped outside for a quick cigarette during the break.
A similar item filled with substances other than tobacco, often used in a similar manner.
She offered him a cigarette filled with herbal blends instead of nicotine.
Etymology
From French 'cigarette', diminutive of 'cigare', from Spanish 'cigarrillo', from 'cigarro'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
light up a cigarette:
To ignite a cigarette for smoking.
take a puff:
To inhale smoke from a cigarette.
butt out:
To extinguish a cigarette.
Slang Meanings
fag
He stepped outside for a fag.
butt
She flicked the butt of her cigarette onto the ground.
stogie
He enjoys smoking a stogie after dinner.