vape
/veɪp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
verb
To inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.
Informal; Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "I won't buy a vape anytime soon because one may cost up to $20."
- "‘So you do actually want to be’ – Prynce took a drag on his vape, a slim black thing that looked no different in size and shape to a tube of liquid eyeliner – ‘an influencer?’"
- ""E-smoking" is a bit of a handful, "Misting" sounds far too fey, "Vaporizing" or "Vaping" has drug connotations. There must be a better word for my new hobby! Suggestions?"
- "I have received both my Sedansa and Njoy ciggies. ... They vape about the same. I can drip in both cigs, whether into the atomizer or into the filter. ... The e-cig minicig from .......... sucks -- and I don't mean literally. I can't get anything out of them. I don't like their pipe either. It vapes plenty; you just can't inhale and exhale much of anything."
- ""Vaping" is just a fancy way to avoid the term "smoking", since smoking is illegal everywhere and these things don't burn anything and don't produce second-hand smoke."
- "Electronic cigarettes, battery-powered devices that convert a solution of nicotine and other chemicals into a vapor that can be inhaled, or "vaped," have the potential to wean a vast number of smokers off cigarettes. […] The problem is, not enough smokers are switching to e-cigarettes, despite their relative safety – and understandably so. Smokers are barraged with news about inaccurate labeling, shoddy counterfeits and poorly made e-cigarettes that emit toxins and cancer-causing chemicals in vapor. […] [T]he F.D.A. should allow companies to tell smokers about the benefits of switching to vaping products."
Etymology
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /veɪp/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Synonyms
vaporizer
e-cig
e-cigarette
e-pipe
electronic nicotine delivery system
hoohak pen
nic stick
razz
vape pen