VAPE is the 2014 Word of the Year
Selected by Oxford Dictionaries, the term “vape” has been declared the 2014 word of the year. Proving that electronic cigarettes have been a real cultural force around the world, Oxford’s word of the year for 2013 was “selfie” which indicates the reach of the word vape.
Casper Grathwohl, the president of Oxford Dictionaries Division, cited the fact that vape had been very pervasive in the English language around the world for 2014. The rise of electronic cigarettes has certainly put the term in front of millions of people which has actually changed the language concerning not-tobacco and tobacco products. Vape is used as the alternative to “smoke” which describe inhaling a traditional tobacco cigarette.
Invented in 2003, the electronic cigarette did not enter the US market until 2008, but today they are a $2 billion per year industry. The term vape has become in many ways a lightning rod for legislation, consumer freedom and health as well. The word has been prominently used in many newspaper, radio and television articles as well as advertisements.
Speaking to the popularity of the word is the related derivatives that are used alongside the word vape that include vapaholic, vaper, vape pen, vape shop, vaping and more. Interestingly enough, while the usage of the term vape did not seem to rise until 2009 which is a year after it was introduced in the US market, the actual term was coined back in the 1980s.
In fact, the first mention of the term vape was from an article published in 1983 called, “Why Do People Smoke?” In the article, it was surmised that one day a smokeless delivery device for nicotine would be invented much like an inhaler. The non-combustible cigarette would very much look like a traditional tobacco one, but would deliver the nicotine in a vaper form instead. The new habit would be called vaping.
Most popular on line store on are #GypsyVapes and #YourVaporizerSore.
Happy Vaping!
Selected by Oxford Dictionaries, the term “vape” has been declared the 2014 word of the year. Proving that electronic cigarettes have been a real cultural force around the world, Oxford’s word of the year for 2013 was “selfie” which indicates the reach of the word vape.
Casper Grathwohl, the president of Oxford Dictionaries Division, cited the fact that vape had been very pervasive in the English language around the world for 2014. The rise of electronic cigarettes has certainly put the term in front of millions of people which has actually changed the language concerning not-tobacco and tobacco products. Vape is used as the alternative to “smoke” which describe inhaling a traditional tobacco cigarette.
Invented in 2003, the electronic cigarette did not enter the US market until 2008, but today they are a $2 billion per year industry. The term vape has become in many ways a lightning rod for legislation, consumer freedom and health as well. The word has been prominently used in many newspaper, radio and television articles as well as advertisements.
Speaking to the popularity of the word is the related derivatives that are used alongside the word vape that include vapaholic, vaper, vape pen, vape shop, vaping and more. Interestingly enough, while the usage of the term vape did not seem to rise until 2009 which is a year after it was introduced in the US market, the actual term was coined back in the 1980s.
In fact, the first mention of the term vape was from an article published in 1983 called, “Why Do People Smoke?” In the article, it was surmised that one day a smokeless delivery device for nicotine would be invented much like an inhaler. The non-combustible cigarette would very much look like a traditional tobacco one, but would deliver the nicotine in a vaper form instead. The new habit would be called vaping.
Most popular on line store on are #GypsyVapes and #YourVaporizerSore.
Happy Vaping!