stogie

noun

sto·​gie ˈstō-gē How to pronounce stogie (audio)
variants or stogy
plural stogies
1
: a stout coarse shoe : brogan
2
: an inexpensive slender cylindrical cigar
broadly : cigar

Example Sentences

He was smoking a stogie.
Recent Examples on the Web But the whiskey itself is actually quite good, and thankfully tastes nothing like a smoldering stogie. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2022 While the golf dads and stogie-smoking patriarchs aren’t entirely extinct, there’s an entire spectrum of fathers out there whose perfect gift is waiting for them. Anna Tingley, Variety, 18 May 2022 Also on this level is the movie theater for cinephiles, the 10,000-bottle wine cellar for vino enthusiasts and the cigar lounge for those who’d rather just unwind with a stogie. Helena Madden, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2022 It’s cold and windy, and Ramsey stubs out his stogie and joins his bandmates onboard for a remarkably candid conversation. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2021 Then, perk up with an espresso at the coffee bar or sit back with a stogie in the cigar lounge. Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2021 For many people, there’s nothing quite as relaxing as puffing away on a stogie. Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Aug. 2021 In Rhode Island, there’s plenty of lounges to enjoy a stogie — and maybe a glass of scotch, too (two ice cubes, please). BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2021 The man who built a local baseball powerhouse died in 2014 but would surely light a stogie in delight. Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 18 June 2020 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Conestoga, Pennsylvania

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stogie was in 1874

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Cite this Entry

“Stogie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stogie. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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