stogie

stogie — noun

1. an informal word for a cheap cigar, especially one that looks long, plain, and n

1.nounC1
Definition

an informal word for a cheap cigar, especially one that looks long, plain, and not very refined.

Example

Ignacio lit a stogie outside the hall after the poker game.

collocation: light a stogie

Christopher kept a box of stogies in the garage for weekend card nights.

collocation: a box of stogies

Common collocations
  • light a stogie
  • smoke a stogie
  • a box of stogies
  • cheap stogie
Synonyms
  • cigar

    the general word; it does not by itself suggest low quality

  • cheroot

    a specific cigar type, often more old-fashioned and more exact than stogie

Grammar Patterns

light a stogie

smoke a stogie

a box of stogies

Usage Note

Usually used in casual speech and often suggests a rough or low-quality cigar. Distinguish from the broader word 'cigar', which can refer to expensive or carefully made cigars as well.

Common Mistakes

He lit a stogie cigarette.
He lit a stogie.
a stogie is a kind of cigar, not a cigarette.

2. a heavy, rough shoe or ankle boot made for hard wear rather than for looking nea

2.nounC2
Definition

a heavy, rough shoe or ankle boot made for hard wear rather than for looking neat.

Example

Hana scrubbed the mud off her stogies before stepping into the farmhouse.

workwear context: mud on one's stogies

Femi found a worn pair of stogies in his grandfather's barn trunk.

collocation: a pair of stogies

Common collocations
  • pair of stogies
  • leather stogies
  • muddy stogies
Synonyms
  • brogan

    a close historical synonym for a heavy rough shoe or ankle boot

  • work boot

    a more modern everyday label, though not always exactly the same style

Grammar Patterns

a pair of stogies

mud on one's stogies

Usage Note

This sense is mostly historical or regional. In modern everyday English, many speakers would simply say 'work boot' or 'brogan' instead of 'stogie'.

Common Mistakes

She wore stogies to the wedding.
She wore dress shoes to the wedding.
stogies are rough work shoes, not neat formal footwear.

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

'Stogie' is more informal and usually carries a rough, low-cost feel. 'Cigar' is the neutral general term and can refer to anything from a cheap smoke to an expensive hand-rolled one. 'Cheroot' is narrower: it names a particular cigar shape and sounds more exact and old-fashioned than 'stogie'.

stogie ↗cigar ↗cheroot ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

  • box of stogies
  • pair of stogies
  • leather stogies

Phrases

  • light a stogie
  • smoke a stogie
  • mud on one's stogies

Etymology

First known use

1874

1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1