The story
Blend of smoke + flirt. Apparently coined in Ireland following the ban on smoking in pubs.
First known use, by meaning
- from 2004 To chat up or flirt with (someone) while smoking outside a pub.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: To chat up or flirt with (someone) while smoking outside a pub. Full definition →
Blend of smoke + flirt. Apparently coined in Ireland following the ban on smoking in pubs.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.