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Vape vs Cape - What's the difference?

vape | cape |

As nouns the difference between vape and cape

is that vape is a shorter form of lang=en while cape is a piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.

As verbs the difference between vape and cape

is that vape is to inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette while cape is to head or point; to keep a course.

As a proper noun Cape is

the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Province, South Africa.

vape

English

Noun

(vapes)
  • Verb

    (vap)
  • To inhale the vapor produced by a non-combustible cigarette, most commonly an electronic cigarette.
  • * 2007 December 18, SmokeyJoe, "Well it's not smoking....So what is it?" [http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/535-well-its-not-smoking-so-what.html#post11419], e-cigarette-forum:
  • *:"E-smoking" is a bit of a handful, "Misting" sounds far too fey, "Vaporizing" or "Vaping" has drug connotations. There must be a better word for my new hobby! Suggestions?
  • * 2008 March 2, marian00, "Re: NJOY International" [http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/597-njoy-international.html#post11681], e-cigarette-forum:
  • I have received both my Sedansa and Njoy ciggies. ... They vape' about the same. I can drip in both cigs, whether into the atomizer or into the filter. ... The e-cig minicig from .......... sucks -- and I don't mean literally. I can't get anything out of them. I don't like their pipe either. It ' vapes plenty; you just can't inhale and exhale much of anything.
  • * 2008 April 24, TropicalBob, "Re: Now that's smoking!" [http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/550-now-thats-smoking-3.html], e-cigarette-forum:
  • "Vaping" is just a fancy way to avoid the term "smoking", since smoking is illegal everywhere and these things don't burn anything and don't produce second-hand smoke.
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  • Derived terms

    * vaper

    See also

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    cape

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) cap, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geography) A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
  • Synonyms
    * chersonese * peninsula * point

    Etymology 2

    (wikipedia cape) (etyl) capa, from .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching below the hips.
  • *
  • Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […]  Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.
    See also
    * cloak

    Verb

    (cap)
  • (nautical) To head or point; to keep a course.
  • The ship capes southwest by south.
  • (obsolete) To gape.
  • (Chaucer)
  • To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
  • Anagrams

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