Definitions and meaning of vape
vape
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /veɪp/
- Rhymes: -eɪp
Etymology 1
A shortening of vaporizer.
Noun
vape (plural vapes)
- Clipping of vaporizer (“device in electronic cigarettes”).
Derived terms
Etymology 2
A shortening of vaporize.
Verb
vape (third-person singular simple present vapes, present participle vaping, simple past and past participle vaped)
- (intransitive) To inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.
- 2007 December 18, SmokeyJoe, "Well it's not smoking....So what is it?" [1], e-cigarette-forum:
- "E-smoking" is a bit of a handful, "Misting" sounds far too fey, "Vaporizing" or "Vaping" has drug connotations. There must be a better word for my new hobby! Suggestions?
- 2008 March 2, marian00, "Re: NJOY International" [2], e-cigarette-forum:
- I have received both my Sedansa and Njoy ciggies. ... They vape about the same. I can drip in both cigs, whether into the atomizer or into the filter. ... The e-cig minicig from .......... sucks -- and I don't mean literally. I can't get anything out of them. I don't like their pipe either. It vapes plenty; you just can't inhale and exhale much of anything.
- 2008 April 24, TropicalBob, "Re: Now that's smoking!" [3], e-cigarette-forum:
- "Vaping" is just a fancy way to avoid the term "smoking", since smoking is illegal everywhere and these things don't burn anything and don't produce second-hand smoke.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
Noun
vape (plural vapes)
- The smoking of a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.
See also
Anagrams
French
Noun
vape f (plural vapes)
- haze; mist
- vape (act of vaping)
Derived terms
Verb
vape
- inflection of vaper:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “vape”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
From English vape, short for vaporizer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɛp]
- Hyphenation: va‧pé
Noun
vape (first-person possessive vapeku, second-person possessive vapemu, third-person possessive vapenya)
- vape: the smoking of a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.
Further reading
- “vape” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Source: wiktionary.org