the smoke

the (big) smoke

(British & Australian)

a big city, especially London, Sydney or Melbourne So when were you last in the smoke, then?

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lizbeth	-	English
Jannike	YAHN-ni-ke (Swedish)	Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
Shamira	-	Hebrew
Behnam	-	Persian
Nona	['nəunə]
Witold	-	Polish, German