clope

French

Alternative forms

• clop (dated)

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Dutch klop (“a knock, bump, butt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɔp/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Noun

clope f or m (plural clopes)

1. (slang, dated) a cigarette butt, a fag end
2. (slang) a cigarette

   Synonym: garo (slang)

Usage notes

In its original sense of "cigarette butt" clope was masculine; in the common modern sense both genders exist, but feminine is substantially more common.

Further reading

• “clope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.