smokeless tobacco
noun
: pulverized or shredded tobacco chewed or placed between cheek and gum : snuff
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The Swedish language also contributes two words on the UK list: smokeless tobacco Snus, pronounced (SNOOZ), and flygskam, the name of a movement that aims to discourage people from flying that should be pronounced (FLEEG-skam).
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Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Most-read on the website yesterday: An intriguing report from overseas about the spread of snus, a smokeless tobacco, across soccer.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
That was followed by nicotine pouches (1.8%), cigarettes (1.4%), cigars (1.2%) and smokeless tobacco (1.2%).
—Tina Reed, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
From the traditional cigarette to the modern electronic cigarette, from the communal hookah to the discreet pinch of smokeless tobacco, each has proven to be detrimental to a person's health.
—Tribune News Service, arkansasonline.com, 18 June 2024
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Jack Guy, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Most-read on the website yesterday: An intriguing report from overseas about the spread of snus, a smokeless tobacco, across soccer.
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
That was followed by nicotine pouches (1.8%), cigarettes (1.4%), cigars (1.2%) and smokeless tobacco (1.2%).
—Tina Reed, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
From the traditional cigarette to the modern electronic cigarette, from the communal hookah to the discreet pinch of smokeless tobacco, each has proven to be detrimental to a person's health.
—Tribune News Service, arkansasonline.com, 18 June 2024
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“Smokeless tobacco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smokeless%20tobacco. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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