cancer stick

noun

A cigarette.

Meanings

nouncancer stick (plural cancer sticks)

plural cancer sticks

  1. slangA cigarette.

    You're trying to hide it from your husband, but I know he be knowing that your pussy's been tampered with. Did you show him that new trick of how you can make it smoke a cancer stick?

    1999, “Fuck You”, in Devin a/k/a The Dude and Dr. Dre (lyrics), Andre R. Young (music), 2001, performed by Devin a/k/a The Dude, California: Aftermath

    Synonyms: coffin nail

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cigarette.

Origin

In reference to the link between smoking and lung cancer.

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Translations

Danish kræftpind
  • kræftpindhumorous: cigarette
Dutch kankerstaaf
  • kankerstaafhumorous: cigarette
Finnish syöpäkääryle
  • syöpäkäärylehumorous: cigarette
Russian ра́ковая па́лочка
  • ра́ковая па́лочка (rákovaja páločka)humorous: cigarette
Swedish giftpinne
  • giftpinnehumorous: cigarette
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APA

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MLA

“cancer stick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancer%20stick. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cancer stick,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancer%20stick.

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