smoker’s face n. a physiognomy deteriorated by habitual tobacco smoking Etymological Note: Coined by Dr. Douglas Model. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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my ma smokes. if you’re a ma. quit. and if it’t too difficult to quit for your kids, quit for yourself.
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