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close, but no cigar

Expression used when someone got so close to accomplish something... but didn't really accomplish it.

Let's say you think of a number from 1 to 100 and ask someone to guess that number... You thought of 83 but the other person says 84... And then you say "Close, but no cigar".

This expression comes from a Golf tradition... If you're playing golf with your friends and instead of working the ball into the hole with a few drives you make it in a single play... you're friends are supposed to buy you a cigar after the game...
- Guess who I took for dinner last night?
+ My sister?
- Close, but no cigar.
+ Who then?
- Your Mama.
by birk123 December 9, 2008
mugGet the close, but no cigarmug.

Shit Cigar

1. A shit that is shaped like a cigar.

2. Dropping a steamy load in your friend's mouth when they are asleep and setting it alight.
Derek: Hey Gene, last night my friend took a shit cigar in my mouth and now I'm addicted.

Gene: That sucks
by Crunchie Egg May 3, 2009
mugGet the Shit Cigarmug.

Modified Cigar

A cigar ridden of its original tobacco filling, and then refilled with another substance, usually cannabis.
Marcus: "Yo, nig shitz you got a swisher let me get a hit..."
LaTroy: "nah, nigga its a modified cigar and your ass doesn't have five on it"
by disABALa April 12, 2008
mugGet the Modified Cigarmug.

Chewed cigar

Anthony and I were getting hot and heavy until I saw he had a chewed cigar. That was deal breaker.
by Killacase77 October 20, 2015
mugGet the Chewed cigarmug.

Victory Cigar

The epic moment in life when a person becomes successful and "makes it" in this world, and to celebrate they have a Victory Cigar while overlooking their achievement

*The moment a person becomes successful they smoke a victory Cigar to celebrate!

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"It aint over till the fat lady sings"

~~
Person becomes successful and "hears the fat lady sing". Instantly, that person took out the Victory Cigar, and smoked it away!
~~

Usually the ones who make it in life, such as Kanye West are caught smoking the Victory Cigar.
by $successconeffort$ FRY November 2, 2010
mugGet the Victory Cigarmug.

Cigar Mountain

A hill that overlooks the highway in Sidney, British Columbia. It is currently the coolest place to smoke cigars and/or marijuana.
Dude, I'm comin' down WAY too quick; lets go toke up at Cigar Mountain.
by sevanimation December 6, 2006
mugGet the Cigar Mountainmug.

skin cigar

Referring to the penis. See "pole smoker"
The pole smoker sucks on skin cigars.
by LlamaPump May 1, 2003
mugGet the skin cigarmug.

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