Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cigarette.
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nounfinely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
Broader
roll of tobaccosmoke
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
In reference to the deadly health effects of smoking.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish ligkistesøm
- ligkistesømslang: cigarette
Finnish ruumisarkunnaula
- ruumisarkunnaulaslang: cigarette
German Sargnagel
- Sargnagelslang: cigarette
Hungarian koporsószög
- koporsószögslang: cigarette
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APA
coffin nail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffin%20nail
MLA
“coffin nail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffin%20nail. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coffin nail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffin%20nail.
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