smoky

adj 1: marked by or emitting or filled with smoke; "smoky rafters";

"smoky chimneys"; "a smoky fireplace"; "a smoky

corridor" [ant: {smokeless}]

2: tasting of smoke; "smoky sausages"

smoke

1. To {crash} or blow up, usually spectacularly. "The new

version smoked, just like the last one." Used for both

hardware (where it often describes an actual physical event),

and software (where it's merely colourful).

2. [Automotive slang] To be conspicuously fast. "That

processor really smokes." Compare {magic smoke}.

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