General
dimp
What does dimp mean?
A cigarette stub or butt. The unsmoked end left over after you've had your fill — or, in leaner times, the next half-smoke when you're skint.
"Bin's full of dimps round the back of the kitchen door."
Origin
Manchester and Lancashire dialect, going back to working-class smoking culture where dimps got saved, re-rolled or scrounged off mates outside the pub.
Frequently asked questions
What does dimp mean?
A dimp is a cigarette butt — the stub left behind in the ashtray.
How do you use dimp in a sentence?
"The ashtray was overflowing with dimps."
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