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e-cig

e-cig noun: syllabic abbreviation of electronic cigarette.

Noun

e-cig (plural e-cigs)

  1. (informal) Syllabic abbreviation of electronic cigarette.
    • The tobacco industry is pushing a new kind of smoking device — the e-cig or vape pen — that it says is far healthier than traditional cigarettes: no tobacco, no tar, just nicotine and flavored vapor. […] E-cig makers say, and some health experts believe, that e-cigs could help lower these terrible...2019 March 8, Jeneen Interlandi, “Vaping Is Big Tobacco’s Bait and Switch”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Nov 2019
    • Laranya Caslin [...] told the health and social care committee e-cigs are “a much bigger issue” than smoking - estimating one in four kids uses them.2023 June 29, Metro, London, page 15, column 3

Forms of e-cig

plurale-cigs

Origin of e-cig

From e- + cig.

Questions about e-cig

What does e-cig mean?
E-cig means syllabic abbreviation of electronic cigarette.
What part of speech is e-cig?
E-cig is a noun.
What is the plural of e-cig?
The plural of e-cig is e-cigs.

Words near e-cig in the dictionary

  1. e-chats
  2. e-check
  3. e-checks
  4. e-cheque
  5. e-cheques
  6. e-cig
  7. e-cigar
  8. e-cigarette
  9. e-cigarettes
  10. e-cigars
  11. e-ciggies

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