texta
Meanings
noun
- A coloured felt-tip pen, usually wide-tipped for use by children.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
By trademark erosion from Texta, a registered trademark of Australian stationery company Jasco Pty Ltd. Presumably from text. Usage of the word began from the 1970s, when primary school children in Australia used the brand of felt-tip markers with bright, colourful packaging, prominently displaying the name "TEXTA".
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