English Explanatory Dictionary

band-aid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
  2. A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc and often with a lack of foresight.
verb
  1. To apply an adhesive bandage.
  2. To apply a makeshift fix; to jury-rig.

Pronunciation

/ˈbændeɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-band-aid.wav

Word forms

band-aid band-aids bandaid band-aiding band-aided

Etymology

Genericized trademark from Band-Aid, registered and coined by Johnson & Johnson in 1924 as band(age) + aid.

Synonyms

adhesive bandage Elastoplast plaster sticking plaster hack

Derived words

band-aid brigade band-aid buggy band-aid solution put a band-aid on a bullet wound rip off the band-aid rip the band-aid off
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