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secondhand smoke
noun
: smoke from a cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc., that can be inhaled by people who are near the person who is smoking
Full Definition of SECONDHAND SMOKE
: tobacco smoke that is exhaled by smokers or is given off by burning tobacco and is inhaled by persons nearby
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First Known Use of SECONDHAND SMOKE
1976
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secondhand smoke
noun sec·ond·hand smoke \ˌsek-ən(d)-ˌhan(d)-\
Medical Definition of SECONDHAND SMOKE
: tobacco smoke that is exhaled by a smoker or is given off by burning tobacco (as of a cigarette) and is inhaled by persons nearby—called also passive smoke
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