band-aid
/ˈbændeɪd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.53 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage
Example Sentences
- "It was another of those political band-aids patted over a minor sore."
- "As a school nurse, Pat was used to band-aiding lots of scraped knees and elbows."
- "Rather than fix the code, we just band-aided the problem by hiding the error message."
- "This is where the addictions theorists and therapists fail (perhaps for lack of nerve): they never strongly suggest that their critique should become the basis for concerted, collective therapy as well as individual therapy. They can't. To do so would mean risking their own dependency upon the system and upon the rewards they receive for band-aiding it."
Etymology
Genericized trademark from Band-Aid, registered and coined by Johnson & Johnson in 1924 as band(age) + aid.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbændeɪd/
Usage
- Australian usage
- Canadian usage
- American usage
- Informal
- Transitive verb