Funny cigarette names often poke fun at their addictive nature or shape, with common ones including "Coffin Nail," "Cancer Stick," "Death Stick," or humorous slang like "Giggle Stick," "Cowboy Killer," "Bogie," "Dart," "Ciggy," "Fag" (UK), or regional terms like "Durry" (Australia) for a cheeky, informal vibe, focusing on their look or effect.
Loosey (noun): A slang term for a single cigarette. Rollie (noun): Slang for a self-rolled cigarette.
Australians call cigarettes slang terms like "Durry" (especially for rollies), "Dart," and "Ciggie," with other less common ones including "fag," "cancer stick," or "lung lolly," often used humorously or by non-smokers, while a "smoko" is a cigarette break.
In the United States, a loosie (or loosey) is a single cigarette that is purchased or sold.
Another title for a cigarette girl is candy girl. Aside from serving cigarettes and other novelties, the attractive girls acted as eye candy and were often employed to flirt with male customers as well. Cigarette girls usually consented in the hopes of getting tips from wealthy businessmen.
oily (rag) 'Fag' in cockney rhyming slang, usually meaning a cigarette. ...
You've probably heard of corner stores selling "loosies," as in single cigarettes. But now, some bodegas in the Bronx, New York are selling "loosie" eggs as customers struggle with the soaring cost of an entire carton.
By the late 19th century cigarettes were known as coffin nails but the link between lung cancer and smoking was not established until the 20th century.
weed [Informal] a cigar or cigarette.
Here are 5 common Aussie slang words/phrases: G'day (hello), Mate (friend), Arvo (afternoon), No worries (no problem/you're welcome), and Barbie (barbecue), with many Aussies shortening words (like Brekkie for breakfast, Servo for gas station) and using colourful terms for everyday things.
To "bum a cigarette" means to ask someone for a free cigarette, essentially borrowing or cadging one without intending to pay or return it, often implying getting it for nothing. It's a common informal phrase, similar to "bum a ride" (asking for a free ride) or "scrounge a smoke".
Australians call cigarettes slang terms like "Durry" (especially for rollies), "Dart," and "Ciggie," with other less common ones including "fag," "cancer stick," or "lung lolly," often used humorously or by non-smokers, while a "smoko" is a cigarette break.
Street Names: Cigarettes, Cigars, Pipes, Smoke, Butt, Snuff, Bone, Coffin nail, Cancer stick.
A cigarillo is a short and narrow cigar that contains around three grams of tobacco and (usually) does not contain a filter. A little cigar is a small cigar that is close to the same size as a cigarette, and includes a filter. Little cigars and cigarillos are smoked in the same way as cigarettes.
Fag or FAG may refer to: Cigarette, in British and Australian slang. Fagging, hierarchical servitude in British public schools.
Other names for tobacco
Cigarettes, ciggies, cigs, darts, durries, rollies, smokes, fags, cancer sticks, tailor-mades, chop-chop, cigars, cigarillos, shisha, snuff, snus.
A loosie is a loose cigarette commonly sold at some corner stores; specifically those in impoverished neighborhoods. A Lucy is the University city bus.
Fag is scottish for cigarette.
jaffa - to be 'seedless' as in infertile, one who 'fires blanks'
“Cig” or “ciggie-butt.” Probably mostly used by young people. And there are disparaging terms, like “cancer stick” and “coffin nail.” Cowboy Killers (exclusive to Marlboros.) Noops or Ports (exclusive to Newports.) More…. butts, fag or fags, killer sticks..and more I assume.
No, Jennifer Aniston does not smoke cigarettes; she was a heavy smoker for years but successfully quit around 2007, crediting her daily yoga practice and sheer willpower for breaking the habit and becoming a non-smoker for over a decade. She has spoken openly about her past smoking, using it as a motivation for her wellness journey, which includes yoga to manage stress and cravings.
The physical and mental signs of smoking could present as:
Bad breath or acts to alleviate bad breath. Yellowing teeth or increased oral health issues. Shortness of breath. A chronic cough or scratchy voice.
The Hollywood actress was never an avid smoker but there was a time in her life in which she couldn't put a pack of cigarettes down. Thankfully, she made the necessary changes before it began impacting her health in a serious way. This was in back in 2022 and during the height of her Hollywood fame.