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vape.

Synonym of vaporizer.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/veɪp/UK
  1. Synonym of vaporizer.

  2. An electronic cigarette.

    metonymically
    I won't buy a vape anytime soon because one may cost up to $20.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kwapōs Latin vapor Old French vapeurder. Old French vaporbor. Middle English vapour English vapor Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vaporiz(e) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English vaporizerclip. English vape Clipping of vaporizer.

verb/veɪp/UK
  1. To inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.

    informal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Clipping of vaporize.

noun/veɪp/UK
  1. The smoking of a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Clipping of vaporize.

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