"coffin nail" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-coffin nail.ogg [Australia] Forms: coffin nails [plural]
Etymology: In reference to the deadly health effects of smoking. Head templates: {{en-noun}} coffin nail (plural coffin nails)
  1. (slang) A cigarette. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Smoking Synonyms: cancer stick Related terms: another nail in one's coffin, final nail in the coffin Translations (slang: cigarette): ligkistesøm [neuter] (Danish), ruumisarkunnaula (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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