Marlboro

English

Etymology

Simplified spelling of Marlborough.

Proper noun

Marlboro

  1. A place in the United States, including:
    1. A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
    2. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Marlborough, Ulster County, New York.
  2. A US brand of cigarette.

Noun

Marlboro (plural Marlboros)

  1. 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
    • 2005, Arman Ordian, Norman Freedberg, Batya: The Russian Godfather, page 315:
      Arthur took out the pack of Marlboros that he bought from them, and dropped it on the desk. "This one is a fake, and a good fake." He started to show Alex the small boxes on the sides of the ripped pack.
    • 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.

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