" coffin nail "

 [ "coffin nail" ]

1: Anything that contributes to an early death, particularly....

  * e.g.,  ... "Whip me a pack of coffin nails to put me to a premature death" 

 [ "coffin nail" ]

2: (N.) Cigarette, usage pre-world war I and still continuing today.

 [ "Coffin Nail" ]

1: slang term for a cigarette

  * e.g.,  ... a coffin nail a day will put you away 

 [ "Coffin Nails" ]

1: An old slang for cigarettes, used before they were glamorized in the early 40's-50's.

  * e.g.,  ... "Who in their right mind would smoke those coffin nails?" 

 [ "Coffin Nail" ]

1: A death metal band from Mississippi whose sound has progressed to include deathcore and Gothenburg influences. They are currently playing gigs and are in the process of recording their first full length demo album, Cryptcrawler.

  * e.g.,  ... Man, I can't wait to see Coffin Nail break it down this weekend! My ears are gonna bleed! 

 [ "Coffin Nails" ]

1: Pioneering, but forgotten, 1950’s and 1960’s shock jock Joe Pyne called cigarettes this, being resigned to his chain smoking habit. (He died of lung cancer in 1970, aged 45). These days, coffin nails could mean three things: Long, squared off manicures in the shape of an old school coffin; French fries because they’re unhealthy to begin with; and

  * e.g.,  ... How could Miranda type with those ugly coffin nails in her way? 

 [ "Coffin Nails" ]

2:  Cigarettes.

  * e.g.,  ... No wonder why Albert is so fat, he eats that big carton of coffin nails with chili and cheese every day for lunch. 

 [ "Coffin Nail" ]

1: A child who causes a parent so much grief and pain that he or she will send the parent to the grave soon. It is used by some Chinese parents to scold their disobedient or wayward kids.

  * e.g.,  ... I told you a thousand times, stop going out with that boy. How on earth did your mother give birth to a coffin nail like you?