Smokeables

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Items suitable for inhalation or combustion in smoking, including tobacco, herbs, or other substances
2. Substances or products intended to be burned or vaporized for inhalation, such as cigarettes, cigars, or herbal blends
3. Materials designed to be smoked, encompassing various plant matter or processed goods used for recreational or ceremonial inhalation purposes

Etymology: "Smokeables" is a plain formation: the noun "smoke" plus the suffix "-able," which comes from Latin "-abilis" through Old French and means "capable of being" or "fit for." Attaching it to "smoke" gives something that can be smoked. The "-ables" plural form, used as a noun for goods or items, follows the same pattern as "consumables" and "edibles." The word is a recent coinage. It is not recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary's historical volumes as a long-standing term, and its use has grown mainly in informal, commercial, and legal contexts, especially where cannabis products are sold. Its exact first date is uncertain, so it is safest to treat it as a modern, mostly colloquial formation rather than an old English word.

Synonyms: smoking products, tobaccos, cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco

Antonyms: non-smokeables, non-tobaccos