A popular euphemism for a parent (usually the Dad) walking out and abandoning their kids/family, where the abandonment takes place under the cover of a harmless, non-suspicious errand like going to get cigarettes.
Last time I was my Dad I was 3; he told us he was going out for cigarettes and he never came back.
Kent Cigarettes, created in 1952 by Loillard, named after the company president, Herbert Kent, were the first smoke to have a filter. Kents became very popular among the rich and famous, includin' the coolest man to ever live, Dino Martin.
We all know that no cigarette was worthy of Dino Martin's use, but Kent Cigarettes was Dino's brand of choice.