Roll-your-own

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of cigarette made by the smoker by rolling loose tobacco in a rectangle of paper.

    "[…]and when you raise the 10-cent cigarette, on which you get the same tax as you do on the higher-priced cigarette, the increase in roll-your-owns will go right ahead and cause a diminution in consumption due to that higher cost."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Built for oneself as opposed to purchased ready-made.

    "[…] a director of KARL, likes the roll-your-own approach and is finishing up a 1500-watt […]"

Synonyms

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rollieryo

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"[…]and when you raise the 10-cent cigarette, on which you get the same tax as you do on the higher-priced cigarette, the increase in roll-your-owns will go right ahead and cause a diminution in consumption due to that higher cost."

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