Why do people call cigarettes squares? Who started it?
2007-07-02 15:52:02 · 5 answers · asked by I'll tell it like it is 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
What does black people have to do with this?
2007-07-02 16:25:32 · update #1
Although I've never heard the word 'square' used to mean cigarette, my guess would be that the term evolved from the square cigarette papers used to roll cigarettes. You'll find some information on a website called:
"Pazyryk Limited Square Cigarette Rolling Papers"-
2007-07-02 22:10:11 · answer #1 · answered by Jayaraman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It all started by the way cigaretts are packed... And believe this or not Black people did not start that it really was the english who originated that saying during WW-I.............................
2007-07-02 16:23:31 · answer #2 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never heard squares, I heard them called fags or Frajos(Mexican slang)
2007-07-02 16:35:49 · answer #3 · answered by mankneejr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they come in a "square" BOX its not the ciggarette its like get me a pack of ciggarettes but plural get me a few squares or watever :)
2007-07-02 15:56:28 · answer #4 · answered by MR and MRS ADVICE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea, I've never actually heard that term.
2007-07-02 15:55:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋