Smoking (disambiguation)
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Smoking
Smoking is a practice in which a substance, most commonly tobacco or cannabis, is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. This is primarily practised as a route of administration for recreational drug use, as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotine and makes them...

is an activity that involves the intentional burning and inhaling of a substance, most often tobacco.

It may take the form of:
  • Pipe smoking
    Pipe smoking
    Pipe smoking is the practice of tasting or inhaling the smoke produced by burning a substance, most commonly tobacco, in a pipe. It is the oldest traditional form of smoking.-History:...

    , the practice of smoking with a pipe
  • Cigarette smoking, the practice of smoking with cigarettes


The practice of smoking specific substances include:
  • Tobacco smoking
    Tobacco smoking
    Tobacco smoking is the practice where tobacco is burned and the resulting smoke is inhaled. The practice may have begun as early as 5000–3000 BCE. Tobacco was introduced to Eurasia in the late 16th century where it followed common trade routes...

  • Cannabis smoking
    Cannabis smoking
    Cannabis smoking involves inhaling vapors released by heating the flowers and subtending leaves of the Cannabis plants, known as marijuana. Alternatively, the cannabis plant flowers may be finely sifted producing kief, a powder especially rich in the oil-glands or trichomes which contain the...



It may also refer to:
  • Smoking (cooking), the process of flavoring, cooking, or preserving food by exposing it to the smoke from burning or smoldering plant materials
  • Smoking jacket
    Smoking jacket
    A smoking jacket is an overgarment designed to be worn while smoking tobacco, usually in the form of pipes and cigars, or for domestic leisure.-Design:The classic smoking jacket is a mid thigh-length jacket made from velvet or silk, or both...

    , a waist-length men's jacket made of silk or velvet traditionally worn for smoking or leisure at home
  • Smoking jacket, a synonym for a formal dinner jacket or tuxedo
  • Smoking/No Smoking
    Smoking/No Smoking
    Smoking/No Smoking is a 1993 French movie. It was directed by Alain Resnais and written by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri, from the play Intimate Exchanges by Alan Ayckbourn...

    , a 1993 French movie, winner of the César Award
    César Award
    The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....

     for Best Film
  • Smoking rolling papers
    Smoking rolling papers
    Smoking is a brand of cigarette rolling papers. Smoking is manufactured by: in Barcelona, Spain. According to their website they were one of the earlier factories to produce rolling papers. Smoking offers different color packages which relate to the weight or material of the paper inside.-...

    , a brand of cigarette rolling papers
  • Smoking or Smokin', a slang
    Slang
    Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...

     term for overtaking other vehicles in motorsport
    Motorsport
    Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...

     events

See also

  • Smoke
    Smoke
    Smoke is a collection of airborne solid and liquid particulates and gases emitted when a material undergoes combustion or pyrolysis, together with the quantity of air that is entrained or otherwise mixed into the mass. It is commonly an unwanted by-product of fires , but may also be used for pest...

    , the airborne solid and liquid particulates and gases evolved when a material undergoes pyrolysis or combustion
  • Smokin' (disambiguation)
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