Usage Note
Mégot is an informal but fully standard word; it is not slang. The phrase écraser un mégot ('to stub out a butt') is the typical collocation. Littering with mégots is a significant urban pollution issue in France, giving the word a slightly negative connotation in environmental discourse.
Examples
"Il a écrasé son mégot sur le trottoir."
Natural Translation
He stubbed out his cigarette butt on the pavement.
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