smoking

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English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsməʊkɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -əʊkɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English smokynge, smokiende, from Old English smociende (“smoking”), from Proto-Germanic *smukōndz (“emitting smoke, smoking”), equivalent to smoke +‎ -ing.

Verb

smoking

1. present participle and gerund of smoke

Adjective

smoking (comparative more smoking, superlative most smoking)

1. Giving off smoke.
2. (slang) Sexually attractive, usually referring to a woman.

3. (slang) Showing great skill or talent.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English smokyng, smokynge, equivalent to smoke +‎ -ing.

Noun

smoking (countable and uncountable, plural smokings)

1. The act or process of emitting smoke.
2. The burning and inhalation of tobacco.
3. (by extension) The burning and inhalation of other substances, e.g. marijuana.
4. The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavored by smoke.
5. (slang, obsolete) A bantering; teasing; mockery.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “smoking”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Czech

Alternative forms

• smokink

Etymology

Borrowed from French smoking, pseudo-anglicism, from English smoking jacket.

Noun

smoking m inan

1. dinner jacket, tuxedo

Declension

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French smoking, pseudo-anglicism, from English smoking jacket.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smoːkenɡ/, [ˈsmoːkʰeŋ], /smovkenɡ/, [ˈsmɔwkʰeŋ]

Noun

smoking c (singular definite smokingen, plural indefinite smokinger)

1. black tie, dinner jacket, tuxedo

Inflection

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French smoking, pseudo-anglicism, from English smoking jacket.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmoː.kɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: smo‧king

Noun

smoking m (plural smokings, diminutive smokinkje n)

1. smoking jacket, black tie, dinner jacket, tuxedo [from late 19th c.]

French

Etymology

From English smoking jacket, pseudo-anglicism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smɔ.kiŋ/

Noun

smoking m (plural smokings)

1. tuxedo, dinner jacket

Descendants

• → Finnish: smokki
• → Turkish: smokin

Further reading

• “smoking”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French smoking, a pseudo-anglicism derived from smoking jacket.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzmɔ.kinɡ/, /ˈzmɔ.kin/
• Rhymes: -ɔkinɡ, -ɔkin
• Hyphenation: smò‧king

Noun

smoking m (invariable)

1. tuxedo, dinner jacket

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English smoking jacket.

Noun

smoking m (definite singular smokingen, indefinite plural smokinger, definite plural smokingene)

1. tuxedo

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English smoking jacket.

Noun

smoking m (definite singular smokingen, indefinite plural smokingar, definite plural smokingane)

1. tuxedo

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French smoking, a pseudo-anglicism derived from smoking (jacket).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmɔ.kiŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɔkiŋk
• Syllabification: smo‧king

Noun

smoking m inan

1. dinner jacket, tuxedo

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• smoking in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• smoking in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French smoking, ultimately a pseudo-anglicism derived from smoking jacket.

Pronunciation

Noun

smoking m (plural smokings)

1. tuxedo (formal suit)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French smoking, from English smoking jacket.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smǒkinɡ/
• Hyphenation: smo‧king

Noun

smòking m (Cyrillic spelling смо̀кинг)

1. tuxedo, dinner jacket

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French smoking, pseudo-anglicism, from English smoking jacket.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈmokin/ [ezˈmo.kĩn]
• Rhymes: -okin

Noun

smoking m (plural smoking)

1. obsolete spelling of esmoquin

Swedish

Etymology

Ellipsis of English smoking jacket. First attested in 1895.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmoːkɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -oːkɪŋ

Noun

smoking c

1. a tuxedo; a dinner jacket

Declension

See also

• frack (“tailcoat”)

References

• smoking in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• smoking in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• smoking in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)