roll-your-own
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of roll-your-own
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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You can almost hear the voice, the italics, the roll-your-own rasp: part surly, part amused.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2014
Public-health advocates worried that the roll-your-own shops were undermining their goal of curbing the top preventable cause of death in the country.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2013
That agency had ruled in September 2010 that roll-your-own operators like the Woods should have to pay the taxes levied on conventional cigarette manufacturers.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2013
Owners of roll-your-own tobacco shops fear that a new law will put them out of business.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2012
Looking straight at the big question mark, the middle-aged momentarily see the ghost of the '30s like an old roll-your-own cigarette machine back in the closet.
From Time Magazine Archive
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