cancer stick

slang A cigarette. You'll probably find Ed outside smoking a cancer stick.

cancer stick

n. a tobacco cigarette. (From the notion that cigarette smoking is a major cause of lung cancer. Old but recurrent.) Kelly pulled out his ninth cancer stick and lit it up.

See also: stick

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

be up the stick
stick by
stick by (someone or something)
old stick
stick into
stick into (something)
stick one on (one)
stick one on someone

References in periodicals archive

'This Will Kill You' plastered across a packet of Silk Cut has never stopped smokers sucking on a cancer stick.

Libbers v livers

The tobacco industry got away with selling cancer sticks for years, so why shouldn't the farmers be allowed to carry on selling beef on the bone, beef off the bone, beef off the spleen, beef off the abbatoir floor...I mean, they've got to make a killing - sorry, a living - haven't they?

Time for beef farmers to stop squealing..

I'm usually a nicotine-free zone, but find myself in solidarity with the huddled masses - those refugees from fagless offices who shiver outside, clutching cancer sticks.

Passion isn't like a pizza!; Why sex sizzles better at home

All that marred this passionate scene was the pair of cancer sticks poking out of their fists.

Kevan Furbank's column: Thanks, butt no

Prior to running for the Tory leadership, Ken Clarke was in Vietnam, encouraging the people of that poor, undeveloped country to develop a taste for sucking on cancer sticks. Why?

Tony Parsons column: Ken's cuddly act goes up in smoke

For years cigarettes have been called "cancer sticks" and "lung busters".

Sue Carroll Column: A Clear Smoke Signal

On the face of it, substantially raising the cost of cancer sticks sounds like a perfectly reasonable attempt to encourage smokers to quit.

Plan will go up in smoke; COMMENT Park House, 191 - 197 North Circular Road, Dublin 7 Tel: 01 868 8600, Fax 01 868 8626

Surely the sacrifice of stubbing out the cancer sticks is far outweighed by the anticipation of one day being a doting Grandpa Shields?

Foote&Mouth: Give it up for grandkids

Well, apparently Jack Osbourne is too scared to tell his dad that he likes taking the odd puff on the cancer sticks. It seems that the mouthy Osbourne, with the unfortunate Afro hair, has gone all chicken on us.

GONE ALL CHICKEN

On this duty free island, 200 cancer sticks will cost you less than pounds 7.

Saturday Travel: WISH YOU WERE HERE; You should, the Langkawi islands are heavenly

CIGARETTES aren't called cancer sticks for nothing.

IRISH DAILY Mirror COMMENT: Help stub out cancer risk

APART from chucking in the cancer sticks, we reckon Mel B's New Year's resolution should be to find herself a decent hairdresser.

3am: Mel B's look really sucks

She cheerfully called them cancer sticks, but made the educated choice and the old girl did have a BSc that she preferred to keep on puffing.

JOAN BURNIE PAGE

AND while Kate was stocking up on cancer sticks, her other half looked as though he was preparing to for a swift exit...

3am: ..and Pete's ready to pack his bags

If you are, love, you'd better give up those cancer sticks quick smart...

3am: Puff luck, Brit

词组	cancer stick
释义	cancer stick cancer stick slang A cigarette. You'll probably find Ed outside smoking a cancer stick. See also: stick Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cancer stick n. a tobacco cigarette. (From the notion that cigarette smoking is a major cause of lung cancer. Old but recurrent.) Kelly pulled out his ninth cancer stick and lit it up. See also: stick McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: be up the stick stick by stick by (someone or something) old stick stick into stick into (something) stick one on (one) stick one on someone References in periodicals archive 'This Will Kill You' plastered across a packet of Silk Cut has never stopped smokers sucking on a cancer stick. Libbers v livers The tobacco industry got away with selling cancer sticks for years, so why shouldn't the farmers be allowed to carry on selling beef on the bone, beef off the bone, beef off the spleen, beef off the abbatoir floor...I mean, they've got to make a killing - sorry, a living - haven't they? Time for beef farmers to stop squealing.. I'm usually a nicotine-free zone, but find myself in solidarity with the huddled masses - those refugees from fagless offices who shiver outside, clutching cancer sticks. Passion isn't like a pizza!; Why sex sizzles better at home All that marred this passionate scene was the pair of cancer sticks poking out of their fists. Kevan Furbank's column: Thanks, butt no Prior to running for the Tory leadership, Ken Clarke was in Vietnam, encouraging the people of that poor, undeveloped country to develop a taste for sucking on cancer sticks. Why? Tony Parsons column: Ken's cuddly act goes up in smoke For years cigarettes have been called "cancer sticks" and "lung busters". Sue Carroll Column: A Clear Smoke Signal On the face of it, substantially raising the cost of cancer sticks sounds like a perfectly reasonable attempt to encourage smokers to quit. Plan will go up in smoke; COMMENT Park House, 191 - 197 North Circular Road, Dublin 7 Tel: 01 868 8600, Fax 01 868 8626 Surely the sacrifice of stubbing out the cancer sticks is far outweighed by the anticipation of one day being a doting Grandpa Shields? Foote&Mouth: Give it up for grandkids Well, apparently Jack Osbourne is too scared to tell his dad that he likes taking the odd puff on the cancer sticks. It seems that the mouthy Osbourne, with the unfortunate Afro hair, has gone all chicken on us. GONE ALL CHICKEN On this duty free island, 200 cancer sticks will cost you less than pounds 7. Saturday Travel: WISH YOU WERE HERE; You should, the Langkawi islands are heavenly CIGARETTES aren't called cancer sticks for nothing. IRISH DAILY Mirror COMMENT: Help stub out cancer risk APART from chucking in the cancer sticks, we reckon Mel B's New Year's resolution should be to find herself a decent hairdresser. 3am: Mel B's look really sucks She cheerfully called them cancer sticks, but made the educated choice and the old girl did have a BSc that she preferred to keep on puffing. JOAN BURNIE PAGE AND while Kate was stocking up on cancer sticks, her other half looked as though he was preparing to for a swift exit... 3am: ..and Pete's ready to pack his bags If you are, love, you'd better give up those cancer sticks quick smart... 3am: Puff luck, Brit
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