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tampon

noun
/ˈtʰæmpɒn/UK/ˈtʰæmpɑn/US

Etymology

First attested in 1848. Borrowed from French tampon, from Middle French tampon, a nasalised variant of tapon, a diminutive or augmented form of Old French tape (“plug, bung, tap”), from Frankish *tappō (“stopper, plug”), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Cognate with Old High German zapfo (“stopper”), Old English tæppa (“stopper”). Doublet of tampion. More at tap.

  1. derived from *tappô✻ — “plug, tap”
  2. derived from *tappō✻ — “stopper, plug”
  3. derived from tape — “plug, bung, tap”
  4. derived from tampon
  5. borrowed from tampon

Definitions

  1. A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to…

    A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.

    • The only apparent difference between Playtex deodorant and nondeodorant tampons was the deodorant, yet the deodorant tampons did not stimulate the production of TSST-1.
    • I examined a tampon, from the outside only without removing the wrapper because I did not want to waste one, and considered aloud the consequences of pushing the offensively shaped object into my vagina.

  2. A double-headed drumstick primarily for the bass drum.

  3. An inking pad used in lithographic printing.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To plug (a wound) with a tampon or compress.

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