vape

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of vaporizer (“device in electronic cigarettes”)

   “I won't buy a vape anytime soon because one may cost up to $20.”

   “‘So you do actually want to be’ – Prynce took a drag on his vape, a slim black thing that looked no different in size and shape to a tube of liquid eyeliner – ‘an influencer?’”

2. (informal)The smoking of a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.

   “Zack was standing outside the podium of the Shard having a vape when Terence dropped her and Patrick off at 8.20pm.”

verb

1. (informal, intransitive)To inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.

   “"E-smoking" is a bit of a handful, "Misting" sounds far too fey, "Vaporizing" or "Vaping" has drug connotations. There must be a better word for my new hobby! Suggestions?”

   “I have received both my Sedansa and Njoy ciggies. ... They vape about the same. I can drip in both cigs, whether into the atomizer or into the filter. ... The e-cig minicig from .......... sucks -- and I don't mean literally. I can't get anything out of them. I don't like their pipe either. It vapes plenty; you just can't inhale and exhale much of anything.”

   “"Vaping" is just a fancy way to avoid the term "smoking", since smoking is illegal everywhere and these things don't burn anything and don't produce second-hand smoke.”