Definition

1. Noun:
   • The small, remaining part of a cigarette after it has been smoked: This refers specifically to the filter or unburned tobacco end that is discarded once smoking is complete. It is a common form of litter.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • He flicked the cigarette butt into the gutter. (He discarded the small, smoked remnant of his cigarette into the street drain.)
  • The sidewalk was littered with cigarette butts. (The pavement was scattered with the discarded ends of smoked cigarettes.)

Advanced Usage

• "To be down to the butt": To have smoked a cigarette until almost nothing is left.
  • He smoked it until he was down to the butt. (He continued smoking the cigarette until only the very end remained.)

Variants and Related Words

• Butt (n): In other contexts, can mean the thicker end of a tool or weapon, or to strike with the head. Its use in "cigarette butt" is specific.
• Cigarette end (n): A synonym for cigarette butt.
• Cigarette stub (n): Another synonym for the remnant of a smoked cigarette.

Synonyms

• Cigarette end: The remaining part of a smoked cigarette.
• Cigarette stub: The short, leftover piece of a cigarette.
• Fag end (Chiefly British, informal): The last part of a cigarette.

Related Phrases

• To field-strip a cigarette butt: A practice, often in outdoor settings or the military, of fully dismantling and disposing of a cigarette butt to minimize litter and fire risk.
  • Responsible campers field-strip their cigarette butts. (Conscientious campers completely take apart and scatter the remains of their smoked cigarettes.)

Related Idioms

• No idiom directly incorporates "cigarette butt." The term itself is a straightforward compound noun describing a specific object.

Noun

1. small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking