smoke the whole pack

verb

To be made to go all in on something one only wanted a lesser amount of.

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Meanings

verbsmoke the whole pack (third-person singular simple present smokes the whole pack, present participle smoking the whole pack, simple past and past participle smoked the whole pack)

present singular third person smokes the whole pack · participle present smoking the whole pack · participle past smoked the whole pack · past smoked the whole pack

  1. idiomaticTo be made to go all in on something one only wanted a lesser amount of.

Origin

From an old punishment where when a child was caught smoking a cigarette, they were forced to smoke the entire pack of them, in theory creating an aversion toward cigarettes so they never want to smoke again.

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APA

smoke the whole pack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke%20the%20whole%20pack

MLA

“smoke the whole pack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke%20the%20whole%20pack. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smoke the whole pack,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke%20the%20whole%20pack.

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