cancer stick
noun
slang
: cigarette
Why are women seemingly so attracted to cigarettes, also known as "coffin nails" and "cancer sticks" to some smoking foes?—
Daniel Tretiak
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AP Photo/Seth Wenig E-cigarettes, long touted as a healthier way to move off the original cancer sticks, suddenly face an alarming bad rap: mysterious lung diseases; random explosions during use; a link with cancer and heart disease.
—Natasha Frost, Quartz, 15 Sep. 2019
Can’t even smoke my stale cancer sticks on this smoke-free campus.
—Alise Leslie, The Root, 1 Apr. 2018
Natasha Frost, Quartz, 15 Sep. 2019
Can’t even smoke my stale cancer sticks on this smoke-free campus.
—Alise Leslie, The Root, 1 Apr. 2018
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“Cancer stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cancer%20stick. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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