cig

See also: çiğ

English

Etymology

Clipping of cigarette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɡ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪɡ
• Homophone: sig

Noun

cig (plural cigs)

1. (informal) Cigarette.
   • 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 366:

     "You working with Fisheye?" Ng says, lighting up cig. The smoke swirls in the air ostentatiously.

   • 2023 September 22, HarryBlank, “Off Track”, in SCP Foundation‎, archived from the original on 25 May 2024:

     "You can have my food," Brenda managed, "but at least leave me a pack of cigs, alright?"

Derived terms

• cigalike
• ciggie
• e-cig

Anagrams

• CGI, GIC, GCI, IGC

French

Etymology

Clipping of cigarette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siɡ/

Noun

cig f (plural cigs)

1. (Quebec, informal) cigarette