Vape
Oxford Dictionaries announced today (November 18) that they have made vape their international Word of the Year 2014.This odd little word, with its compounds, has risen from almost total obscurity to high fashion in less than half a decade. The award has been made because its use has more than doubled in the past year alone.
It’s now widely known that if you vape, you inhale and exhale the vapor produced by electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes or e-cigs).
These contain a solution of water and glycerin plus nicotine and flavorings. This mixture is passed over a hot filament to deliver it as
a vapor. Using an e-cigarette makes you a vaper. The action is vaping, and a single inhalation and exhalation is a vape. The e-cigarette is also sometimes itself called a vape:The apparent rise has been rapid. The first e-cigarettes were put on sale by a Chinese company in 2003. They were initially marketed as ways for smokers to cut down their tobacco consumption or kick the habit altogether. Instead, they came to be widely used by smokers and non-smokers alike because they seemed to be a cleaner and more healthy alternative to traditional cigarettes. This is denied by many health experts and their advertising and use are being restricted in some jurisdictions.
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I had a lot of experience selling these when I worked at the headshop. I'll think it's funny how they got popular in smoke shops. On April 16, 2010 Willie Nelson had an interview with Larry King. During the interview, Willie described how he had cut back on actual smoking and started "vaping". Literally the next day, we sold out of box vaporizers. The e-cigs are popular with the square folks, and I do know of people who have completely quit smoking and switched to vaping, Brandon.
I think of vaping as a slightly different thing though. haha
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