Does Durry Mean Cigarette?

Does Durry Mean Cigarette?

Durry, an Australian slang term for cigarette.

Why does durry mean cigarette?

Etymology 1

David Bradley, Australian Journal of Linguistics (1989) suggests that it may be derived from a widely used brand of loose tobacco used for roll-your-owns, Bull Durham, clipped and resuffixed with the most productive suffix for forming new colloquial words in Australian English.

What is a durry slang?

/ (ˈdʌrɪ) / noun plural -ries. Australian slang a cigarette.

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