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biro

noun
/ˈbaɪ.ɹəʊ/UK

Etymology

Genericized trademark of BIRO, named after László Bíró, the inventor of the first commercially succesful ballpoint pen.

Definitions

  1. A Biro brand ballpoint pen.

    • Frank's Biro taps delicately at the topmost of the little yellow notes.

  2. Any ballpoint pen.

    • Massimo's finger was poised above red on his multi-coloured biro like a kangaroo frozen in headlights.

  3. Ink from a ballpoint pen.

    • ‘My very creative 2-year-old son used my good friend′s white polyester Roman blinds as a canvas,’ says Jacqui. They′re now covered in blue biro. And although my friend isn′t too bothered by the biro, I am! Can you help?′
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A surname from the Slavic languages.

    2. A brand of ballpoint pen

      A brand of ballpoint pen: see biro.

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