noun
stogie
STOH-gee/ˈstoʊɡi/
A cheap or roughly made cigar.
A coarse stogie rests beside two others in a plain cardboard tray.
Etymology
Conestoga gave its name to covered wagons and to the cheap cigars favored by their drivers. The shortened name thus came to denote a rough, inexpensive cigar.
More examples
- He buys cheap stogies rather than expensive cigars.
- The wrapper on this stogie is already coming loose.
- A half-smoked stogie sits in the ashtray.
Forms
stogie · stogies
Similar words
- cigar
- A broader term that does not imply cheapness or rough construction.