cig

cig [sig] ExamplesWord Origin noun Slang.

1. a cigarette.

Origin of cig First recorded in 1885–90; by shortening Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Related Words for cigs exhaust, mist, gas, fog, soot, smog, vapor, pollution, butt, tobacco, smoke, fag, cig Examples from the Web for cigs Historical Examples of cigs

She came around the counter with her cigs in one hand and her lighter in the other.

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British Dictionary definitions for cigs CIGS abbreviation for (formerly, in Britain)

1. Chief of the Imperial General Staff

cig ciggy (ˈsɪɡɪ) noun plural cigs or ciggies

1. informal a cigarette

Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for cigs cig n.

slang abbreviation of cigarette or cigar, attested from 1889. Elaborated form ciggy attested from 1962.

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