"e-cig" meaning in All languages combined

See e-cig on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: e-cigs [plural]
Etymology: e- + cig Etymology templates: {{affix|en|e-#Etymology_4|cig|alt1=e-}} e- + cig Head templates: {{en-noun}} e-cig (plural e-cigs)
  1. (informal) Short for electronic cigarette.. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: electronic cigarette

Inflected forms

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