cigar butt
Definition
Noun: A cigar butt is the small, remaining part of a cigar after it has been smoked. It is the short, often unsmokable end piece that is discarded.
Usage
The term "cigar butt" is used to refer specifically to the discarded end of a cigar. It is a concrete noun describing a physical object. * He flicked the cigar butt into the ashtray. * The sidewalk was littered with cigar butts. * Please dispose of your cigar butt properly.
Advanced Usage
- Figurative Use (Finance): In value investing, popularized by Warren Buffett, a "cigar butt" company is one that is cheap, unloved, and has one "last puff" of value left. The investor aims to buy it very cheaply and sell after that final bit of value is realized.
- The fund specialized in finding cigar-butt stocks that were trading below their liquidation value.
Variants and Related Words
- Cigarette butt: The more common term for the discarded end of a cigarette.
- Stub: A more general term for a short remaining piece of something, like a pencil stub or a ticket stub. It can sometimes be used interchangeably with "butt" for cigars or cigarettes.
Synonyms
- Cigar end
- Cigar stub
- Cigar remnant
Related Phrases
- To flick a butt: To discard a cigar or cigarette butt with a quick motion of the fingers.
- It is illegal to flick a butt out of a car window.
- Butt can / Butt bin: A small container for disposing of cigar or cigarette butts.
- Use the butt can by the entrance.
Noun
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small part of a cigar that is left after smoking
