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secondhand smoke

secondhand smoke is the alternative form of second-hand smoke.

Meaning of second-hand smoke

Noun

second-hand smoke (uncountable)

  1. The smoke from smokables, especially cigarettes (also cigars or joints), especially in an enclosed environment, and which any individual, including non-smokers, might be forced to breathe.

Questions about secondhand smoke

What is secondhand smoke the alternative form of?
Secondhand smoke is the alternative form of second-hand smoke.

Words near secondhand smoke in the dictionary

  1. secondhand
  2. secondhand bookshop
  3. secondhand bookshops
  4. secondhand embarrassment
  5. secondhand embarrassments
  6. secondhand smoke
  7. secondhanded
  8. secondhandedly
  9. secondhandedness
  10. secondi
  11. secondigravida

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