SINCE 1828
a smoke
nounDefinition of a smoke
1
informal
: a cigarette, cigar, etc. : something that people smoke
Hey, (have you) got a smoke? He went outside to have a smoke.
2
: the act of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc.
He went outside for a smoke.
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