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stogy

sto·gy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stoh-gee]
    • /ˈstoʊ gi/
    • /ˈstəʊ.dʒɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stoh-gee]
    • /ˈstoʊ gi/

Definitions of stogy word

  • noun plural stogy a long, slender, roughly made, inexpensive cigar. 1
  • noun plural stogy a coarse, heavy boot or shoe. 1
  • noun stogy any long cylindrical inexpensive cigar 0

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Origin of stogy

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50, Americanism; stog(a) (short for Conestoga, town in Pennsylvania) + -y2

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Parts of speech for Stogy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stogy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

stogy usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for stogy

noun stogy

  • belvedere — a building, such as a summerhouse or roofed gallery, sited to command a fine view
  • cheroot — A cheroot is a cigar with both ends cut flat.
  • cigar — Cigars are rolls of dried tobacco leaves which people smoke.
  • claro — a mild light-coloured cigar
  • havana — a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.

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