Dipping tobacco (known more technically as American moist snuff) is a form of smokeless tobacco. It is commonly referred to as dip, and the act of using it as dipping. The term chewing tobacco is also often applied to this family of products, although this more correctly refers to a separate group of tobacco derivatives altogether.
Some users periodically spit, and find it distasteful or unpleasant to swallow, while others have no need or desire to spit. Variations exist in where the tobacco is placed (front or side of mouth), and quantity used, which may account for some differences.
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