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Now that we've cleared the air on that, let's get our daily fix of 1920s slang...
~*~ SMOKE-EATER ~*~
Meaning: A smoker.
(According to some sources, specifically a female smoker)
(According to some sources, specifically a female smoker)
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| If you liked Snakes on a Plane (did you? Really?), you'll love Smoke-Eaters on a Train |
That's a very literal phrase.
ReplyDeleteThose twenties trendsetters must have been too ossified on giggle water to come up with anything more clever at the time...
DeleteI guess it's better than smoke sucker.
ReplyDeleteOr cork soaker. (Thanks a lot, Steve. He told me during Easter brunch to Google that.)
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