"cancerette" meaning in All languages combined

See cancerette on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-cancerette.ogg Forms: cancerettes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of cancer + cigarette. First use appears c. 1953 in the The Country Gentleman. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|cancer|cigarette}} Blend of cancer + cigarette Head templates: {{en-noun}} cancerette (plural cancerettes)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A cigarette. Wikipedia link: The Country Gentleman Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Smoking Synonyms: cig, ciggy, coffin nail, fag [UK], smoke Synonyms (cigarette): cancer stick [derogatory]
    Sense id: en-cancerette-en-noun-63L~7XNP Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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