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vape

verb

  1. to smoke using an e-cigarette
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noun

  1. electronic cigarette
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /veɪp/

noun

Etymology: Clipping of vaporize.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.