noun
stig
stihg
noun
1
British slang for someone seen as scruffy or from a rough background.
"The other kids called him a stig because of his hand-me-down clothes."
2
Slang for an electronic cigarette or vape.
"He pulled out his stig for a quick puff between classes."
How to Use Stig
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBritish slang with two very different meanings depending on context — a scruffy person, or a vape.
When to use it
Informal slang, mainly British.
Word Forms
stigged past tense, stigs plural, stigs plural, stigs singular
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Etymology
The scruffy-person sense comes from Stig, the wild boy character in Clive King's 1963 children's book "Stig of the Dump".