Derogatory way to refer to a smoker

Question

In English, one might say

He smokes like a chimney.

Given the incredibly creative German insults that I've come across (see this German.SE question), I'd like to know what (derogatory) terms/expressions are used for smokers.

score 10 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 01 '16 at 16:42

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"Er raucht wie ein Kamin" - I haven't encountered that one yet.

Er raucht wie ein Schlot

with "Schlot" being a high, tall thin chimney of a factory or coal power plant, but not the regular chimney through which Santa Claus enters.

Another for someone who smokes lots would be

Kettenraucher (=chain smoker)

answered Apr 01 '16 at 16:42

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+1 both terms are common (albeit not really derogative) – Arsak Apr 02 '16 at 19:40

Iris · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-02T06:23:27.293

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If a smoker smells of cold smoke (and for a non-smoker all smokers do), he is ein laufender Aschenbecher (a walking ashtray)

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answered Apr 01 '16 at 20:30

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I often hear "walking ashtray" in English also. – Michael Hampton Apr 02 '16 at 16:33

Pollitzer · Answer 3 · 2016-04-02T09:25:22.467

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I never heard anybody saying these expressions, but a male smoker I personally call

Luftbekacker (air shitter, someone who shits in the air).

And a female smoker I call

Tabakschlampe (tobacco slut).

The female version of Luftbekacker is Luftbekackerin.

Accordingly instead of rauchen (to smoke) I say die Luft bekacken (to shit in the air).

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answered Apr 02 '16 at 07:21

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I've heard Tabakschlampe (for males and females), but very seldom and most times as selfdescription of smokers, e.g. "Ich muss mal wieder raus eine Rauchen, du weißt ja, was für eine Tabakschlampe ich bin. Ich kann Tabak einfach nicht wiederstehen." – Iris Apr 02 '16 at 18:37
@Iris Probably because it would be very derogative to call others like that :) – Arsak Apr 02 '16 at 19:37
@Marzipanherz, I don't think so. I think it is less bad than e.g. Laufender Aschenbecher. Btw, I've never hear Luftbekacker. – Iris Apr 04 '16 at 12:32
@Iris I'd find it difficult to rank them. But I'd rather expect to hear them either as an insult or maybe mockingly among really close friends. In contrast, the words from Susanne's post I could also imagine among more distant people, e.g. colleagues. And I agree, learned quite a few new words as well. – Arsak Apr 05 '16 at 19:03

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 01 '16 at 22:01

As another alternative: The Cigarette Smoking Man character from the X Files was sometimes derogatively referred to as Cancer Man¹. In the German dubbing, this was (in my opinion, fittingly) translated as Krebskandidat.

¹: He was so high up in the ranks of a secret agency that even his name was secret and unknown to the protagonists for much of the series. As he usually was rather on the antagonistic side, quite some characters had reasons to hold a grudge against him and refer to him in not-too-polite a manner.

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 03 '16 at 09:57

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Teerhalde, Suchti, Quarzer, Dampfer, Stummellutscher, Paffer (obviously) are terms I have come across.

Kiffer targeting at ("normal") cigarette smokers I have heard as well (Even if kiffen it is an expression for smoking pot, normally).

answered Apr 03 '16 at 09:57

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+1 für Quarzer, Suchti und Stummellutscher. -1 for Kiffer. – Iris Apr 04 '16 at 12:34
Nicht fair: 0+3-1 = 2 :D – tofro Apr 04 '16 at 19:43
Da hast du Recht ;) – Iris Apr 05 '16 at 06:33

Derogatory way to refer to a smoker

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