stompie

English

Etymology

Afrikaans stompie, diminutive of stomp (“stump”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstɒmpi/

Noun

stompie (plural stompies)

  1. (South Africa) A cigarette butt.
    • 2010, Thandiwe Kgosidintsi, Thelma for President, page 87:
      Bigger boys were known to stand at street corners, smoking stompies of cigarettes and rolls of dagga.

Derived terms

Translations
cigarette butt — see butt

References
  • 1978: A Dictionary of South African English: Editor Jean Branford: Oxford.

Anagrams
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