Electronic Cigarette Terms & Slang & what they actually mean!

Any trend that’s been around for a while is going to have its set of slang and terminology. E-cigs have been around long enough now that they’ve got a great following that builds all the time, and enough communication between users that there is a specific, almost hipster-like code for the art of using electronic cigarettes.

Here is a fun little guide to help you figure out what e-smokers are talking about, should you not be aware of what certain things mean!

Analog Cigarette: A term for a traditional cig; it’s analog because it contains no digital parts.

Alternative Cigarette: An e-cigarette.

Atomiser: The device usually set into the cartridge that is responsible for vaporising the liquid nicotine.
E-Cigs: Short for electronic cigarettes.

E-Cigarette: Term for electronic cigarette.

E-Smoke: To actually use an electronic cigarette, or another term for e-cigarette.

Cartridge: The unit on a 2-piece e-cig that contains the nicotine solution as well as the atomiser. They are disposable and flavoured.

Cart: Short for cartridge.

Cartomiser: Another term for refill cartridge; precisely the right word to use when talking about your refill cartridge that contains an atomiser.

Digital Cigarette: Another term for e-cigarette; they definitely aren’t analogs!

Draw: the act of puffing and inhaling on an e-cig.

E-Liquid: The nicotine solution in your cartridge. Some types of e-cigs are made to be refilled with it.
E-Juice: Another term for nicotine solution.

Flavour Refill Cartridge: The e-cig refill cartridge. It contains the nicotine and is most often flavoured.

Hit: the vapour that comes out as a result of the smoker puffing on the e-cig.

Leaking: A negative occurrence that happens when the refill cartridge leaks nicotine liquid.

Lithium Ion Batteries: The preferred, highest performing batteries for electronic cigarettes.

Nicotine Level: The designated amount of nicotine in a refill cartridge.

PCC: Personal Charging Case; an amazing accessory that charges your batteries without an outlet, wherever you are. It also holds your batteries and cartridges.

PG: Also known as Propylene Glycol.

Puff: The inhale, or drag on the e-cig.

Throat Hit: The feeling of the vapour when the e-cigarette is smoked. It is best felt in the throat, and most users like it to feel like an actual cigarette.

Vape: The act of smoking an e-cigarette.

Vapour: The smoke-like water vapour that comes out of e-cigarettes during use.

Vaping: The term used when smoking an e-cig.

VG: Vegetable glycerin: An all-natural, nontoxic substance derived from plant oils used as a base for nicotine