different between figgy vs ciggy

English

fig +? -yHowever, in some cases the origin was Middle French and had no connection to figs; see Figgy pudding#Etymology on Wikipedia.

figgy (comparative figgier, superlative figgiest)

Of or like figs.
This cake has a figgy taste.
Containing figs.
We all want some figgy pudding — line from the Christmas song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"(Can we date this quote?)

ciggy (plural ciggies)

(Britain, slang) A cigarette.
- 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 8,
  “Open early and close up late, get people before work and get people after work, not just the dear bloody housewifes going out for a packet of ciggies and a chit-chat.”

(cigarette (slang)): cancer stick (derogatory), cig, coffin nail, fag (UK), smoke

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