stogie

noun

sto·​gie ˈstō-gē How to pronounce stogie (audio)
variants or stogy
plural stogies
1
: a stout coarse shoe : brogan
2
: an inexpensive slender cylindrical cigar
broadly : cigar

Examples of stogie in a Sentence

He was smoking a stogie.
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Word History

Etymology

Conestoga, Pennsylvania

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stogie was in 1874

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Cite this Entry

“Stogie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stogie. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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