Do you have a quarter? (Cigarette)
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I was watching a tv show and a guy asked another guy "Do you have a quarter?" which meant "Do you have a cigarette?"
Why was quarter used in the meaning of a cigarette?
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I was watching a tv show and a guy asked another guy "Do you have a quarter?" which meant "Do you have a cigarette?"
Why was quarter used in the meaning of a cigarette?
meaning meaning-in-context
edited 2 days ago
Chappo
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asked 2 days ago
Elissa SmartElissa Smart
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Not something I've ever heard of. Do you have some sort of evidence that this is what was meant? e.g. a youtube link so we could watch it and see if we agree that "quarter" was a) said and b) meant cigarette?
– AndyT
2 days ago
It was in one of the episodes in Shameless, I barely remember which season. I guess, you should consider they were from ghetto, south-side
– Elissa Smart
2 days ago
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If it was from Shameless, which is a show about meth (the drug methamphetamine), then the quarter was almost certainly referring to a quarter of a gram of meth. This is a standard quantity for the drug, it's enough for a fix. I don't know about the cigarette, maybe the drug dealer was hiding the drugs in cigarettes so he's not carrying obvious baggies of drugs around. A quarter gram would certainly fit into a hollowed-out cigarette.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Who could give me advice on why this question got voted down? I see no point in asking a question because I will lose all my points.
– Elissa Smart
2 days ago
@ElissaSmart Because it's very unlikely that a quarter meant 'a cigarette' here. It's highly likely you've misinterpreted the context. Also, don't use code blocks; use *italics* "quote marks" or >quote blocks.
– Lordology
2 days ago
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I was watching a tv show and a guy asked another guy "Do you have a quarter?" which meant "Do you have a cigarette?"
Why was quarter used in the meaning of a cigarette?
meaning meaning-in-context
edited 2 days ago
Chappo
2,94051425
asked 2 days ago
Elissa SmartElissa Smart
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I was watching a tv show and a guy asked another guy "Do you have a quarter?" which meant "Do you have a cigarette?"
Why was quarter used in the meaning of a cigarette?
meaning meaning-in-context
meaning meaning-in-context
edited 2 days ago
Chappo
2,94051425
asked 2 days ago
Elissa SmartElissa Smart
1337
edited 2 days ago
Chappo
2,94051425
asked 2 days ago
Elissa SmartElissa Smart
1337
edited 2 days ago
Chappo
2,94051425
edited 2 days ago
Chappo
2,94051425
edited 2 days ago
Chappo
2,94051425
2,94051425
asked 2 days ago
Elissa SmartElissa Smart
1337
asked 2 days ago
Elissa SmartElissa Smart
1337
asked 2 days ago
Elissa SmartElissa Smart
1337
1337
Not something I've ever heard of. Do you have some sort of evidence that this is what was meant? e.g. a youtube link so we could watch it and see if we agree that "quarter" was a) said and b) meant cigarette?
– AndyT
2 days ago
It was in one of the episodes in Shameless, I barely remember which season. I guess, you should consider they were from ghetto, south-side
– Elissa Smart
2 days ago
2
If it was from Shameless, which is a show about meth (the drug methamphetamine), then the quarter was almost certainly referring to a quarter of a gram of meth. This is a standard quantity for the drug, it's enough for a fix. I don't know about the cigarette, maybe the drug dealer was hiding the drugs in cigarettes so he's not carrying obvious baggies of drugs around. A quarter gram would certainly fit into a hollowed-out cigarette.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Who could give me advice on why this question got voted down? I see no point in asking a question because I will lose all my points.
– Elissa Smart
2 days ago
@ElissaSmart Because it's very unlikely that a quarter meant 'a cigarette' here. It's highly likely you've misinterpreted the context. Also, don't use code blocks; use *italics* "quote marks" or >quote blocks.
– Lordology
2 days ago
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Not something I've ever heard of. Do you have some sort of evidence that this is what was meant? e.g. a youtube link so we could watch it and see if we agree that "quarter" was a) said and b) meant cigarette?
– AndyT
2 days ago
It was in one of the episodes in Shameless, I barely remember which season. I guess, you should consider they were from ghetto, south-side
– Elissa Smart
2 days ago
2
If it was from Shameless, which is a show about meth (the drug methamphetamine), then the quarter was almost certainly referring to a quarter of a gram of meth. This is a standard quantity for the drug, it's enough for a fix. I don't know about the cigarette, maybe the drug dealer was hiding the drugs in cigarettes so he's not carrying obvious baggies of drugs around. A quarter gram would certainly fit into a hollowed-out cigarette.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Who could give me advice on why this question got voted down? I see no point in asking a question because I will lose all my points.
– Elissa Smart
2 days ago
@ElissaSmart Because it's very unlikely that a quarter meant 'a cigarette' here. It's highly likely you've misinterpreted the context. Also, don't use code blocks; use *italics* "quote marks" or >quote blocks.
– Lordology
2 days ago
Not something I've ever heard of. Do you have some sort of evidence that this is what was meant? e.g. a youtube link so we could watch it and see if we agree that "quarter" was a) said and b) meant cigarette?
– AndyT
2 days ago
Not something I've ever heard of. Do you have some sort of evidence that this is what was meant? e.g. a youtube link so we could watch it and see if we agree that "quarter" was a) said and b) meant cigarette?
– AndyT
2 days ago
It was in one of the episodes in Shameless, I barely remember which season. I guess, you should consider they were from ghetto, south-side
– Elissa Smart
2 days ago
It was in one of the episodes in Shameless, I barely remember which season. I guess, you should consider they were from ghetto, south-side
– Elissa Smart
2 days ago
2
2
If it was from Shameless, which is a show about meth (the drug methamphetamine), then the quarter was almost certainly referring to a quarter of a gram of meth. This is a standard quantity for the drug, it's enough for a fix. I don't know about the cigarette, maybe the drug dealer was hiding the drugs in cigarettes so he's not carrying obvious baggies of drugs around. A quarter gram would certainly fit into a hollowed-out cigarette.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
If it was from Shameless, which is a show about meth (the drug methamphetamine), then the quarter was almost certainly referring to a quarter of a gram of meth. This is a standard quantity for the drug, it's enough for a fix. I don't know about the cigarette, maybe the drug dealer was hiding the drugs in cigarettes so he's not carrying obvious baggies of drugs around. A quarter gram would certainly fit into a hollowed-out cigarette.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Who could give me advice on why this question got voted down? I see no point in asking a question because I will lose all my points.
– Elissa Smart
2 days ago
Who could give me advice on why this question got voted down? I see no point in asking a question because I will lose all my points.
– Elissa Smart
2 days ago
@ElissaSmart Because it's very unlikely that a quarter meant 'a cigarette' here. It's highly likely you've misinterpreted the context. Also, don't use code blocks; use *italics* "quote marks" or >quote blocks.
– Lordology
2 days ago
@ElissaSmart Because it's very unlikely that a quarter meant 'a cigarette' here. It's highly likely you've misinterpreted the context. Also, don't use code blocks; use *italics* "quote marks" or >quote blocks.
– Lordology
2 days ago
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Not something I've ever heard of. Do you have some sort of evidence that this is what was meant? e.g. a youtube link so we could watch it and see if we agree that "quarter" was a) said and b) meant cigarette?
– AndyT
2 days ago
It was in one of the episodes in Shameless, I barely remember which season. I guess, you should consider they were from ghetto, south-side
– Elissa Smart
2 days ago
2
If it was from Shameless, which is a show about meth (the drug methamphetamine), then the quarter was almost certainly referring to a quarter of a gram of meth. This is a standard quantity for the drug, it's enough for a fix. I don't know about the cigarette, maybe the drug dealer was hiding the drugs in cigarettes so he's not carrying obvious baggies of drugs around. A quarter gram would certainly fit into a hollowed-out cigarette.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Who could give me advice on why this question got voted down? I see no point in asking a question because I will lose all my points.
– Elissa Smart
2 days ago
@ElissaSmart Because it's very unlikely that a quarter meant 'a cigarette' here. It's highly likely you've misinterpreted the context. Also, don't use code blocks; use *italics* "quote marks" or >quote blocks.
– Lordology
2 days ago