Marlboro
English
Etymology
Simplified spelling of Marlborough.
Proper noun
Marlboro
- A place in the United States, including:
- A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Marlborough, Ulster County, New York.
- A US brand of cigarette.
Noun
Marlboro (plural Marlboros)
- A cigarette of the Marlboro brand.
- 1985, J. G. Thirlwell (lyrics and music), “The Throne of Agony”, in Nail, performed by Scraping Foetus off the Wheel:
- Chalk up another frozen pizza
Choke up another thousand Marlboros
Anything goes for them ordinary Joes
They'll cut off your face to spite your nose
- 2013, Mike Johnson, A Season Forgotten, page 191:
- Patricia Florca, wearing black market Levis and a dark blue, collarless shirt, snapped open a Ronson lighter and put flame to a black market Marlboro. Lidia Cozma looked enviously at the cigarette's glowing tip.
"Want one?" Patricia whispered. Lidia nodded and Patricia offered the pack. Lidia removed a Marlboro, and moments later both women were sending exhaled smoke toward a cloudless sky.
Derived terms
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