Vaping Lingo Dictionary

High vaping rates among youth and young adults have introduced a plethora of new terms

and keeping up with the latest lingo can be difficult. If you are wondering what the young

people in your life are talking about, here is a list of some popular words, phrases,

products and general language used to refer to vaping/e-cigarette use.

POPULAR VAPE BRANDS & DEVICES

Closed Pod System (uses disposable pods)

JUUL

BLU

NJOY

VUSE

Vibe

VUSE Alto

Open/Refillable System

Box Mod

Suorin

Drop

Suorin Air

NOVO

Vape Juice

Disposables

BIDI Stick

Cuvie

(HQD)

Puff Bars

Posh Vape

Stig

POPULAR TERMS, PHRASES & SLANG USED BY YOUNG VAPERS

Battery, Batt

The part that provides power to the heating element to warm

the e-liquid and produce vapor

Blanks

Empty cartridges a user can fill with the e-juice of their choice

Cartridge, Cart

A refillable vape juice container

Charger

Used to recharge the e-cig battery once it has been depleted

Clone

A knock-off of an original device that is typically less expensive

Closed Pod System

A type of device that uses disposable pods containing e-liquid

(typically ~200-500 puffs). The body of these devices can be

recharged and the disposable pods can be replaced with new

compatible pods.

Clouds

What vapers call the vape mist that’s produced during vaping

Dab pen

A Dab pen is used primarily for consuming THC concentrates

and using the device is typically also referred to as “vaping.”

These devices look and work much like other vape pens.

Dank Vapes

The “most prominent in a class of largely counterfeit brands,

with common packaging that is easily available online and used

by distributors to market THC-containing cartridges," according

to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on e-

cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury. (see:

EVALI)

Disposables

Devices that are not refillable and are intended for one-time

use. These typically have ~200 puffs and some examples

include Puff Bars, Stig, Pop, Posh, Hyde and Cuvie (HQD).

EVALI

E-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury. The

CDC created the term in response to a multi-state outbreak of

severe lung illnesses linked with using e-cigarette and vaping

products. These cases were first identified in August 2019 and

by November 5, 2019, there were more than 2000 cases in 49

states, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands and 39 deaths.

Fiend, Fiending

Someone who is always trying to find nicotine (they may or may

not think they’re addicted)

Ghost

A vape trick where a user will pull as much as they can and not

exhale to show toughness

Hit, Dab, Rip, Ripski,

Draw, Tax, JUUL,

Drag

Refers to a single “puff” from a vape device

Juice, E-liquid, Liquid,

E-Juice

The liquid that is vaporized when using an e-cigarette

Greening

Act of throwing up after hitting THC

JUULius Caesar,

JUULia, JUULiet,

JUULian, JUULio,

JUJU, JUU etc.

Nicknames for JUUL

Milligrams (mg)

The measure for the amount of nicotine found in vape juice

Milliters (ml)

The measure for the amount of liquid in a pod/cartridge

Mint Gang, Mango

Gang

A group that vapers can identify with if they are mint or mango

vape juice users

Mod

A third generation e-cigarette that does not resemble

combustible cigarettes. These devices often allow users to

customize the batteries, tanks and coils within the device to

modify the temperature, voltage and resistance to create

different clouds.

Nic

Nicotine

Nic Sticc, Wop

Machine, Wop

Nicknames for vape devices

Nick Sick

Refers to non-specific symptoms of exposure to nicotine,

especially if it is above someone's tolerance

Open/Refillable

System

Refillable Devices

These systems require vape juice and come in three varieties:

box mods, pens and refillable pods. These devices have tanks

or pods that are continuously refilled with vape juice and the

pods/tanks are not thrown away after one use. These systems

are used more by “hobbyist” vapers because they require more

upkeep and are typically modified to be able to do tricks.

Pod

A non-reusable pre-filled container of vape juice that

snaps/slides into a device

Puff Bars

A disposable vaping product that comes in a variety of flavors,

including strawberry, lychee Ice, OMG (orange, mango, guava),

blue razz, watermelon and lush.

Rip it

Refers to vaping as much as a user can tolerate

Skin

A sticker that the user can wrap their device in to personalize it

Starter Kit

A kit that includes basic e-cigarette equipment designed for

newcomers to vaping. Most starter kits come with one or more

atomizers, one or more batteries, a charger and five cartridges

sometimes pre-filled with juice.

Stig

A disposable vaping device that comes in a variety of flavors,

has about as many puffs as an entire pack of cigarettes and

contains 1.2mL of salt-based nicotine e-liquid

Tank

The top portion of a box mod or refillable pen that holds the e-

liquid

Throat Hit/Kick

The tingling feeling in the back of the throat when vaporizing e-

liquid that contains nicotine

Vape Juice/E-Juice

Vape juice is used in open/refillable systems and comes in a

variety of flavors. Vape juice typically contains nicotine and is

made of vegetable glycerin or propylene glycol, water and

flavorings. There are more than 7,000 e-juice flavors on the

market including menthol, fruit, dessert, coffee, alcoholic

beverage and cigar flavors.

Vape Nation

A collective group of vapers who pride themselves on vape

tricks and promoting them

Vapors Tongue

Taste buds that have become desensitized

Vit E

Vitamin E Acetate, which has been linked to illness related to

vaping THC

Zero, Stealth Mode

When a user does not release the e-cigarette vapor after taking

a puff in an attempt to hide their use

ZYN

A nicotine pouch brand that comes in several flavors and

nicotine strengths. Nicotine pouches are a type of smokeless

product that dissolves in the mouth.

Updated: May 2020