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(găs'pər)

n. Chiefly British Slang
A cigarette.

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noun, Brit, dated

A cigarette, esp. a cheap or inferior one. (1914 —) .
Listener 'Gasper' commercials are with us still at every peak viewing hour (1965).

[From their effect on the smoker.]

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