"cancerette" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-cancerette.ogg Forms: cancerettes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of cancer + cigarette. Possibly coined by Abbie Hoffman in his 1970 countercultural work Steal This Book. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|cancer|cigarette}} Blend of cancer + cigarette Head templates: {{en-noun}} cancerette (plural cancerettes)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A cigarette. Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Smoking Synonyms: cig, ciggy, coffin nail, fag [UK], smoke Synonyms (cigarette): cancer stick [derogatory]

Inflected forms

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