“Technically, chewing tobacco is a vegetable”

Tobacco is a plant, but it is not correct that chewing tobacco is a vegetable (just because it’s chewed).
 
“RT @KnorthernKnight #Thanksgiving The House is not in session and cannot declare chewing tobacco to be a vegetable” was posted on X/Twitter by Mary Holm on November 23, 2011. “In Appalachia chewing tobacco is considered a vegetable” was posted on Facebook by Dayanidhi Das on July 6, 2018. “Southern Man said, ‘No, chewing tobacco is a vegetable’” was posted on Facebook by Joe Padula on January 1, 2021. “Technically, chewing tobacco is a vegetable” was posted on X/Twitter by Jay Del Greco on May 5, 2025.
   
 
Wikipedia: Chewing tobacco
Chewing tobacco is a type of smokeless tobacco product that is placed between the cheek and lower gum to draw out its flavor. It consists of coarsely chopped aged tobacco that is flavored and often sweetened; it is not ground fine like dipping tobacco. Unwanted juices are spat while chewing.
 
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Mary Holm
@maryfranholm
RT @KnorthernKnight #Thanksgiving The House is not in session and cannot declare chewing tobacco to be a vegetable.
2:49 PM · Nov 23, 2011    
 
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Rep. Jack Kimble
@RepJackKimble
“@michelleinbklyn: 52% of Mississippi Republicans believe that Obama is Muslim// what percent believe chewing tobacco is a vegetable?
8:30 AM · Mar 12, 2012
 
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cait
@caitlinnn0303
Pitters over here telling me chewing tobacco is a vegetable
4:10 PM · May 19, 2016
 
Facebook
Dayanidhi Das
July 6, 2018 at 10:35 PM ·
In Appalachia chewing tobacco is considered a vegetable.
   
Facebook
Joe Padula
January 1, 2021 at 1:59 PM
New Year’s Resolution conversation:
Southern Man said,
“No, chewing tobacco is a vegetable.”
     
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dogfoodlid
@CDotterson
Chewing tobacco IS a vegetable, MOM.
1:39 PM · Feb 25, 2021
 
Facebook
Howard Hillerd is with Melvern Greene and 57 others
April 10, 2022 at 4:21 PM ·
Chewing tobacco is a vegetable.
 
Facebook
Atheists vs Christians Debate Central 101
Richard Beckmann ·
July 11, 2022 at 12:05 PM ·
Where I come from we consider chewing tobacco to be a vegetable
 
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Jay Del Greco
@jaydelgreco
Technically, chewing tobacco is a vegetable.
12:15 PM · May 5, 2025