Lebanon· medium

boire une cigarette

to drink a cigarette

Meaning

to smoke a cigarette

Explanation

In Lebanon, boire (to drink) does the job of fumer (to smoke), so someone asking to drink a cigarette just wants a light.

Example

Viens, on sort boire une cigarette avant que la réunion reprenne.

Come on, let's step out for a smoke before the meeting starts again.

Origin

Projet Voltaire's M. Akiki suggests it may trace back to the narguile, a water pipe with a water filled base, which made drinking the smoke feel natural, and the verb stuck even for ordinary cigarettes.

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