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Title:	slang for borrow a cigarette
Answer:	bum a smoke

Hints:	1. think fire

Explanation:	Bums or homeless typically ask to borrow cigarettes since they don't have the means to pay for their own, thus the verb.
English > Popular Expressions > Drugs / Alcohol / Tobacco

Game Summary Statistics

Average Rating		3.5
# of votes		6
# of Garbage Votes		0
# of Garbage Votes by native speakers		0

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cecile h.

Rating: 4

April 20, 2016

Instead of "bum a smoke", in French we say "taxer une clope"

Guest

Rating: 4

November 8, 2008

Guest

May 8, 2006

Instead of "bum a smoke", in French we say "taxer une clope"

Guest

Rating: 3

May 3, 2006

Instead of "bum a smoke", in Spanish we say "pedir un petillo"

Guest
(native speaker)

Rating: 3

January 17, 2006

a little mind boggling at first, but i'm tired also. it was mediocre.

Guest

Rating: 4

January 14, 2006

Guest

Rating: 3

January 5, 2006

Instead of "bum a smoke", in French we say "taxer une clop"

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