e-cigarette

[ ee-sig-uh-ret ]

/ ˈiˌsɪg əˌrɛt /

a device used to simulate the experience of smoking, having a cartridge with a heater that vaporizes liquid nicotine instead of burning tobacco.

Also called electronic cigarette, Informal, e-cig.

Origin of e-cigarette

2005–10; e-² (electronic) + cigarette

e-boat, e-book, e-car, e-card, e-cash, e-cigarette, e-commerce, e-crime, e-crm, e-fit, e-government

Conservative hit man turned liberal media critic David Brock, spotted smoking an e-cigarette in the lobby.

Team Clinton Prepares for the Other Side of If |David Freedlander |November 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yet, evidence is emerging indicating that e-cigarette vapors might not be all that innocent.

E-Cigarettes: The Side Effects Nobody Talks About |DailyBurn |September 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The e-cigarette needs no additional evidence that it is a ringer.

Big Tobacco, Not MRSA, Is the Real Problem With E-Cigarettes |Kent Sepkowitz |May 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Unlike cigarette poisoning, which usually involves the child eating it, e-cigarette liquid can affect those who simply smell it.

CDC Study Finds Huge Increase of E-Cigarette Poisonings, Especially Among Children Under 5 |Abby Haglage |April 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The jump takes the proportion of e-cigarette related calls to poison centers from just 0.3 percent to 41.7 percent.

CDC Study Finds Huge Increase of E-Cigarette Poisonings, Especially Among Children Under 5 |Abby Haglage |April 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST