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dog-end

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A cigarette which has not been smoked to the butt and has been discarded. If one is smoking a dog end, someone else has started the cigarette and discarded it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From dog + end.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: фас (fas) — unsmoked end of cigarette
  • Bulgarian: угарка (ugarka) — unsmoked end of cigarette
  • French: mégot — unsmoked end of cigarette
  • Italian: mozzicone — unsmoked end of cigarette
  • Italian: cicca — unsmoked end of cigarette
  • Russian: бычок (byčok) — unsmoked end of cigarette
  • Russian: бычки (byčki) — unsmoked end of cigarette