vape
verb
- to smoke using an e-cigarette
noun
- electronic cigarette
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /veɪp/
noun
Etymology: Clipping of vaporize.
- The smoking of a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.
“Zack was standing outside the podium of the Shard having a vape when Terence dropped her and Patrick off at 8.20pm.”
verb
Etymology: Clipping of vaporize.
- To inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.
“"E-smoking" is a bit of a handful, "Misting" sounds far too fey, "Vaporizing" or "Vaping" has drug connotations. There must be a better word for my new hobby! Suggestions?”
“I have received both my Sedansa and Njoy ciggies. ... They vape about the same. I can drip in both cigs, whether into the atomizer or into the filter. ... The e-cig minicig from .......... sucks -- and I don't mean literally. I can't get anything out of them. I don't like their pipe either. It vapes plenty; you just can't inhale and exhale much of anything.”