smoke
- smoke
1. (the) opium
From the method of ingestion:
There isn't much record he went for teasticks or the smoke. (Longstreet, 1956)
2. to murder
Presumably from the discharge of burnt powder:
So how is it, dude, you really be wantin me to smoke your daddy? (Turow, 1996)
To smoke it is to kill yourself, from putting the barrel of a handgun in your mouth:
I hear some detective from West L.A. smoked it. (Wambaugh, 1983, referring to a suicide)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms.
R. W. Holder.
2014.
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Smoke — is the collection of airborne solid and liquid particulates and gases [ [http://www.fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire95/PDF/f95126.pdf Smoke Production and Properties ] SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering] emitted when a material undergoes… … Wikipedia
Smoke — (sm[=o]k), n. [AS. smoca, fr. sme[ o]can to smoke; akin to LG. & D. smook smoke, Dan. sm[ o]g, G. schmauch, and perh. to Gr. ??? to burn in a smoldering fire; cf. Lith. smaugti to choke.] 1. The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smoke — [smōk] n. [ME < OE smoca, akin to Ger schmauch < IE base * smeukh , to smoke > Gr smychein, to smolder, Ir mūch, smoke] 1. a) vaporous matter arising from something burning and made visible by minute particles of carbon suspended in it… … English World dictionary
smoke — ► NOUN 1) a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in the air, emitted from a burning substance. 2) an act of smoking tobacco. 3) informal a cigarette or cigar. 4) (the Smoke or the Big Smoke) Brit. a big city, especially London. ► VERB … English terms dictionary
Smoke — Smoke, v. t. 1. To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to disinfect, to cure, etc., by smoke; as, to smoke or fumigate infected clothing; to smoke beef or hams for preservation. [1913 Webster] 2. To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smoke — ist der Name einer britischen Rockband der 1960er und 1970er Jahre, siehe The Smoke der Titel eines US amerikanischen Independentfilmes, siehe Smoke (Film) der englische Ausdruck für Rauch ein Charakter im Spiel Mortal Kombat ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Smoke — Smoke, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smoked}; p. pr. & vb n. {Smoking}.] [AS. smocian; akin to D. smoken, G. schmauchen, Dan. sm[ o]ge. See {Smoke}, n.] 1. To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation; to reek. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smoke — Título Smoke Ficha técnica Dirección Wayne Wang Producción Kenzô Horikoshi Satoru Iseki Greg Johnson Hisami Kuroiwa … Wikipedia Español
Smoke-in — Smoke ịn 〈[smoʊk ] n. 15〉 Beisammensein zum gemeinsamen Haschischrauchen [<engl. smoke „rauchen“ + in „in“] * * * Smoke in [ smoʊk ɪn], das; s, s [engl. smoke in, wohl geb. nach ↑Go in u. a., zu: to smoke = rauchen] (Jargon): Zusammentreffen… … Universal-Lexikon
smoke — smōk vb, smoked; smok·ing vi to inhale and exhale the fumes of burning plant material and esp. tobacco esp to smoke tobacco habitually vt to inhale and exhale the smoke of <smoked 30 cigarettes a day> * * * (smōk) a colloid system in… … Medical dictionary
Smoke-in — [ smouk in] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. amerik. smoke in zu engl. to smoke »rauchen«, Analogiebildung zu ↑Go in u. Ä.> Zusammentreffen [junger Leute] zum gemeinsamen Haschischrauchen … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
