why are cigarettes nick named fags?

Question

why are cigarettes nick named fags?

Answer 1

I DON'T KNOW, ITS KINDA FUNNY AND WEIRD THOUGH ISN'T IT?

Answer 2

i'm not sure but in the mid 1800 England (mainly schools such as rugby and eton), and earlier, fags were the younger students made to run errands for older students.



unfortunately i have no idea how that would link to an answer



but what i do know is that cigarettes referred to 'filter cigarettes' in britain (say - before the war) - which were seen as the ladies choice, whilst men smoked roll ups.



I'm guessing that because filter cigarettes (before advertised as manly and direct to men via the malboro man branding for example) had womanly - and there for maybe homosexual connotations if men were to smoke them - they were called fags.... a word which links closely to the american slang term for a gay man or effeminate person (or effiminate object or item - such as a filter cigarette was in the 1950's)



don't trust me about that though im only 17 - so i cant really remember the 50's - but i think it could be right

Answer 3

because in the olden days before sir walter marlboro sailed off to the americas and discovered tobacco,people used to have to smoke dried minced pork and offal wrapped in pieces of sheeps intestine,similar to the popular english dish known as faggots(not to be confused with the american term for homosexuals)obviously this has over the years been shortened to fags.hope this has been of some help.

Answer 4

Because the word "fagg0t" means "a little stick". Cigarettes look like a little stick. Really, really. See how much we "modern " people have perverted a word? They bleep it out! LOL

Answer 5

Because initially a *** was a bundle of sticks or twigs.

Answer 6

Only in British lands , I believe it was their slang for cigarettes before it was penned for homosexuals

Answer 7

back in the 20's and 30's they always called cigarettes faggots. still do in australia i think

Answer 8

I'm dead serious that I was thinking about this question within the last 24 hours (not that I am one)! I have no idea why. Maybe it's because they are flamers, perhaps?

Answer 9

Notice to smoking Brits. when in the US, never ask to bum a ***.

Answer 10

It is short for fa gg ot, a bundle of kindling used to start a fire



(**** yahoo word filter)

Answer 11

ive never heard of fags... ive heard of drags

Answer 12

old school name for a bundle of sticks, so its sort of similar

Answer 13

short for drag as in when you take in the smoke

Answer 14

dunno but i reckon its kinda funny like if someone asks u to bum a *** lol

Answer 15

Because you SUCK on them .

Answer 16

don't know