# what does "smoking like a girl" mean?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 25, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-smoking-like-a-girl-mean/551434 "2010-08-25T19:10:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-smoking-like-a-girl-mean/551434/41 "2010-08-26T14:05:32Z")

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No no no no no …

It’s when they’re done with a cigarette. Manly-men throw their butts into the ashtray overhand, with good form and follow-through. When girls toss their butts it’s very awkward and stiff–and they rarely hit their target.

This leads to fires, which is why you’ll find lots of men think that smoking girls are hot.

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-smoking-like-a-girl-mean/551434/42 "2010-08-26T14:08:17Z")

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> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#):
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> > [@DCnDC](#):
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> > That’s not his index finger.
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> Right, I misread. But how would holding the cigarette between index and ring finger even work? You’d probably be better of trying to smoke using chopsticks…

I tried it with a pen (between index and ring fingers, not with chopsticks). Quite awkward.

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-smoking-like-a-girl-mean/551434/43 "2010-08-26T14:35:06Z")

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> [@Max\_Torque](#):
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> Todd Glass used to do a great bit about how his dad would smoke “like his face was hurting him.” Wish I could find it on YouTube…

I’ve seen people like that – I had a roommate who would squint and scowl fiercely when dragging.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-smoking-like-a-girl-mean/551434/44 "2010-08-26T15:24:38Z")

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But we can, at least, all agree on what [“smoking like a Kramer”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYKMBIX291M#t=0m11s) means, right?

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