clope
French
Alternative forms
- clop (dated)
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klɔp/
Noun
clope f or m (plural clopes)
- (slang, dated) a cigarette butt, a fag end
- (slang) a cigarette
Usage notes
In its original sense of "cigarette butt" clope was masculine; in the common modern sense both genders exist, but feminine is substantially more common.
Further reading
- “clope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.