- Smokenik
SMOKENIK or SMOKENIKS
This NEW term is a corruption of the Russian term ‘refuseniks’. A person or persons who stubbornly refuse to give up smoking despite official bans and commonly accepted health concerns. Often to be seen taking smoke breaks outside of office buildings in inclement weather despite poor or non existent shelter, or to be found alone or in small like minded groups outside public houses, in the dedicated smoking areas often referred to as 'Siberia' or 'Smoking Gulags'.
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