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A water pipe, hookah, argileh, shisha, or bong is a device used commonly for smoking, usually Tobacco (and less frequently Marijuana or other substances), in which smoke is bubbled through a chamber containing water. The bong enables the operator to smoke in a manner very different to what is possible with a simple smoking pipe or spliff (joint). Most bongs are designed to either cool the smoke before it enters the operators lungs (mouthpiece), build up a large buffer of smoke which the user inhales quickly, or both. The word bong derives from the Thai word baung which refers to a cut off section of bamboo.