What do they call cigarettes in England?

Did you know they call cigarettes fags in the U.K.? You probably did. He takes short, quick drags, racing to the filter – to the fix.
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What is slang for cigarettes in England?

fag noun (CIGARETTE)

She's gone outside for a quick fag.
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What do they call cigarettes in Ireland?

Fag: A cigarette. Don't freak out if an Irishman asks if you have a fag he could borrow. Also, remember that Irish pubs, hostels, hotels, and restaurants are legally smoke-free since 1996.
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What is a slang word for cigarette?

stinky stick (slang) stoge, stoag (US, slang) stogie, stoagie (US, slang) straight (slang) straighter (slang)
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What do Aussies call cigarettes?

Durry is the spread Australian term for a cigarette. Among the younger generation, it is often called ciggies or darts.
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What do Australians call the toilet?

dunny – a toilet, the appliance or the room – especially one in a separate outside building. This word has the distinction of being the only word for a toilet which is not a euphemism of some kind. It is from the old English dunnykin: a container for dung. However Australians use the term toilet more often than dunny.
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What did cowboys call cigarettes?

Cowboys referred to their roll-your-own as “quirlys.” Tailor-made or ready-made cigarettes were looked down upon as “sissy sticks.” Others referred to them as “pimp sticks” because only pimps could afford them.
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What is a blunt in British slang?

Blunt is commonly used as a slang noun to mean a marijuana cigarette. Blunt has several other senses as an adjective, verb, and noun.
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What do they call cigarettes in France?

Clope is French slang for 'cigarette'. Like the English 'smoke a cig', les français fument une clope. French people love to smoke.
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What is a cigarette girl called?

Another title for a cigarette girl is candy girl. Aside from serving cigarettes and other novelties, the attractive girls acted as eye candy and were often employed to flirt with male customers as well. Cigarette girls usually consented in the hopes of getting tips from wealthy businessmen.
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What do they call chips in England?

Crisps (UK) / Chips (US)

Americans and Brits fight over this one all the time! In the UK, the thin round slices of fried potato that come in packets are called crisps, while in the US these are called chips.
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What do British people call french fries?

In the UK, 'chips' are a thicker version of what people in the US call 'fries'. If you want a bag of what Americans call 'chips' in the UK, just ask for crisps.
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How do you say cigarettes in London?

Fag. (noun) synonym: cigarette. In British English a cigarette is known as a fag, but in American English fag is a slang word for a 'homosexual'!
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What does SPAZ mean in UK?

spaz in British English

(spæz ) offensive, slang. noun. 1. an incompetent person. verbWord forms: spazzes, spazzing or spazzed (intransitive)
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What is toilet paper called in France?

Why is toilet paper pink in France (or papier toilette as the French w. Got it!
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Which country smoke the most?

Nauru has the highest smoking rates in the world at 52.1%. Oddly, women smoke slightly more than men in Nauru (52.6% to 51.7%), which is somewhat of an outlier.
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Smoking rates around the world
  • Nauru - 52.1%
  • Kiribati - 52%
  • Tuvalu - 48.7%
  • Myanmar - 45.5%
  • Chile - 44.7%
  • Lebanon - 42.6%
  • Serbia - 40.6%
  • Bangladesh - 39.1%
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What is French slang for girl?

Meuf. Similar to the slang word Mec, Meuf can be used to refer to a female.
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What does crack on mean in the UK?

40. To crack on. “To crack on with something” means to get started or continue with something. To use these UK slang words in a sentence you'd say, “It's getting late, I better crack on.”
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What is the most British slang?

20 of the Most Common British Slang Words
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  • To Skive (verb) Skiver (noun)
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What does stoned mean in British?

slang. experiencing the effects of a drug, such as cannabis: They spent the evening getting stoned. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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What are the Native American cigarettes called?

Soje is the only Native American tribally owned-and-operated hemp cigarette brand in the United States. Our name comes from the Ioway name for “smoke”: Soje (pronounced Soje).
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What do cowboys call the bathroom?

Necessary – Outhouse, water closet; bathroom.
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What cigarettes were cowboy killers?

The four other cigarette cowboys died much younger of smoking-related diseases after a lifetime of smoking Marlboro Reds, which later became known as cowboy killers. The cigarette cowboy was rugged, virile and asexual with no family nor home. He was first created by the Leo Burnett advertising agency in 1954.
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What do Australians call their flip flops?

The shoe known in Australia as a “thong” is one of the oldest styles of footwear in the world.
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