smokey

¹ American  

[smoh-kee] / ˈsmoʊ ki /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

PLURAL

smokeys

1. an officer or officers of a state highway patrol.

2. a state police car.

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smokey ² American  

[smoh-kee] / ˈsmoʊ ki /

adjective

smokier, smokiest

1. a variant of smoky.

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Etymology

Origin of smokey

An Americanism dating back to 1970–75; shortened from Smokey Bear, a cartoon bear used in the U. S. Forest Service's fire prevention campaign, depicted wearing a hat similar to those worn by state police officers

Example Sentences

Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey are your hosts.

From Los Angeles Times

Dan Puddle, who owns Smokey Deez, a small mobile pizza van based in Suffolk says: "It's not that people have fallen out of love with pizza - they just want better pizza for their money."

From BBC

Yet there was no denying his deep connection to soul-music tradition; among the tunes he covered were Smokey Robinson’s “Cruisin’” and Roberta Flack’s “Feel Like Makin’ Love.”

From Los Angeles Times

The vet that Alan took Smokey to initially found nothing abnormal, but when his condition deteriorated, scans revealed a blockage in his intestines.

From BBC

When Alan gave his Persian tabby cat, Smokey, its regular flea treatment last year, he thought nothing could go wrong.

From BBC