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Formica en · PROPN

Etymology

Coined in 1913 as a brand name for the material and the company producing it. Formica was originally intended as a replacement “for mica”, which was then commonly used for electrical insulation.

Meanings

  1. A plastic laminate material.
    • She creamed in her jeans as he picked up her knees / From off of the Formica topped bar 1978, Lou Reed, “Street Hassle”, in Street Hassle: