cig

noun

ˈsig How to pronounce cig (audio)
slang
: cigarette

Examples of cig in a Sentence

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Unlike Daly who continues to smoke like a chimney, Hull decided one day on the golf course to just give up cigs. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 Its protagonist is still contentedly chopping wood, smoking cigs, and hanging out in his makeshift shack. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2026 Every encounter with any kind of public institution leaves you with the strange ambient sense that although everyone has an impressive stack of decades under their belt, none of them have quite grown up enough to buy a pack of cigs. — Sam Kriss, New Yorker, 16 May 2026 With 20 cigs to a pack, that’s 273 packs. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cig

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cig was in 1889

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“Cig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cig. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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