E-cig

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Syllabic abbreviation of electronic cigarette. informal

    "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 numbers, because they contain far fewer toxins than traditional tobacco cigarettes."

Synonyms

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electronic cigarettevapor pen

Example

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"The U.S. government released a report in 2015 saying that one in six high school students used an e-cig within the last month."

Etymology

From e- + cig.

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