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band-aid

noun
/ˈbændeɪd/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from adiuto — “to assist, help”
  2. derived from eide
  3. inherited from aide
  4. compounded as band-aid — “bandage + aid”

Definitions

  1. An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in…

    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…

    A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc and often with a lack of foresight.

    • It was another of those political band-aids patted over a minor sore.

  3. To apply an adhesive bandage.

    • As a school nurse, Pat was used to band-aiding lots of scraped knees and elbows.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To apply a makeshift fix

      To apply a makeshift fix; to jury-rig.

      • Rather than fix the code, we just band-aided the problem by hiding the error message.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA