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May 2025
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You Won't Believe What Smoke Really Mean...

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👨‍🏫 Do you want to be my student? https://brentspeak.as.me/💙 OVER 100 BONUS ENGLISH LESSONS? Become a channel member. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/joinThink “smoke” only means fire or cigarettes? Think again!In this fun and surprising English lesson, you’ll learn 10 different ways Americans actually use the word “smoke” — from slang to idioms to everyday conversations. Whether you’re an English learner or just curious about American slang, this video will blow your mind and level up your vocabulary fast.Examples included. Real-life situations. Simple explanations.1. Noun – Literal Uses1. Smoke (from fire): The gray or black gas that rises from something burning.: Smoke filled the kitchen when the toast burned.2. Smoke (a cigarette): A cigarette.: He stepped outside to have a smoke.5. To defeat someone badly: To beat someone in a game or competition.: She smoked her opponent in the race.6. To move very fast: To go quickly, often with power.: That car was smoking down the highway.7. To kill someone (slang): To shoot or murder someone.: The bad guy got smoked in the alley.

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