band-aid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbændeɪd/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Genericized trademark from Band-Aid, registered and coined by Johnson & Johnson in 1924 as band(age) + aid.
Meanings
- (Australia, Canada, Philippines, US) 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.
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(Australia, Canada, Philippines, US, idiomatic, informal) 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.
1968, United Church Observer, n 15 (March), p 36
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bandaid | alternative | lexicographic | |
| band-aids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
band-aid solution · band-aid buggy · rip off the band-aid · put a band-aid on a bullet wound · rip the band-aid off · band-aid brigade
Descendants
Synonyms
sticking plaster · Elastoplast · hack · adhesive bandage · plaster
Translations (102)
pt penso (adhesive bandage) · ta பிளாஸ்திரி (adhesive bandage) · sv plåster (adhesive bandage) · ru лейкопла́стырь (adhesive bandage) · wo esparadaraa (adhesive bandage) · mk фластер (adhesive bandage) · ca tireta (adhesive bandage) · hu tapasz (adhesive bandage) · mi piritāpi (adhesive bandage) · bg лепенка (adhesive bandage) · es parche curita (adhesive bandage) · de Wundschnellverband (adhesive bandage) · tl koritas (adhesive bandage) · ka სალბუნი (adhesive bandage) · ga plástar (adhesive bandage) · id hansaplas (adhesive bandage) · sc cerotu (adhesive bandage) · hu kötszer (adhesive bandage) · fr pansement (adhesive bandage) · ar ضِمَادَة (adhesive bandage) · vi băng cá nhân (adhesive bandage) · pl improwizacja (temporary or makeshift solution) · oc pensament (adhesive bandage) · sh фла̏стер (adhesive bandage) · be пла́стыр (adhesive bandage) · uk пла́стир (adhesive bandage) · hu sebtapasz (adhesive bandage) · he פְּלַסְטֶר (adhesive bandage) · bg цитопласт (adhesive bandage) · bi banded (adhesive bandage) · vi băng keo cá nhân (adhesive bandage) · sk leukoplast (adhesive bandage) · ko 밴드에이드 (adhesive bandage) · nl pleister (adhesive bandage) · bg лейкопласт (adhesive bandage) · es esparadrapo (adhesive bandage) · el λευκοπλάστης (adhesive bandage) · af pleister (adhesive bandage) · nb plaster (adhesive bandage) · afb لزاق (adhesive bandage) · ro plasture (adhesive bandage) · cs náplast (adhesive bandage) · hu szükségmegoldás (temporary or makeshift solution) · cs leukoplast (adhesive bandage) · de Wundpflaster (adhesive bandage) · cmn OK繃 /OK绷 (adhesive bandage) · cmn 創可貼 /创可贴 (adhesive bandage) · es paños calientes (temporary or makeshift solution) · tr yara bandı (adhesive bandage) · de Notlösung (temporary or makeshift solution) · hu gyorstapasz (adhesive bandage) · hu ragtapasz (adhesive bandage) · uk лейкопла́стир (adhesive bandage) · cmn 邦迪 (adhesive bandage) · ru запла́тка (temporary or makeshift solution) · es tirita (adhesive bandage) · lt pleistras (adhesive bandage) · izh plaasteri (adhesive bandage) · mi tāpi (adhesive bandage) · de Übergangslösung (temporary or makeshift solution) · da plaster (adhesive bandage) · et plaaster (adhesive bandage) · de Heftpflaster (adhesive bandage) · de Pflaster (adhesive bandage) · sh flȁster (adhesive bandage) · gl banda (adhesive bandage) · es leuco (adhesive bandage) · es apósito (adhesive bandage) · sv plåster (temporary or makeshift solution) · ru косты́ль (temporary or makeshift solution) · hy սպեղանի (adhesive bandage) · sc tzerotu (adhesive bandage) · fi laastari (adhesive bandage) · ar لاصِق طِبِّي (adhesive bandage) · ja バンドエイド (adhesive bandage) · eo bandaĝo (adhesive bandage) · bg кръпка (temporary or makeshift solution) · is plástur (adhesive bandage) · nrf empliâtre (adhesive bandage) · ja 絆創膏 (adhesive bandage) · da hæfteplaster (adhesive bandage) · de Leukoplast (adhesive bandage) · pl plaster (adhesive bandage) · bg пласти́р (adhesive bandage) · be лейкапла́стыр (adhesive bandage) · ko 반창고 (adhesive bandage) · eo sparadrapo (adhesive bandage) · afb بلاستر (adhesive bandage) · ca apòsit (adhesive bandage) · pt band-aid (adhesive bandage) · fi paikkaus (temporary or makeshift solution) · it cerotto (adhesive bandage) · fr sparadrap (adhesive bandage) · es venda adhesiva (adhesive bandage) · es curita (adhesive bandage) · ru пла́стырь (adhesive bandage) · pl przylepiec (adhesive bandage) · de Behelfslösung (temporary or makeshift solution) · ga greimlín (adhesive bandage) · de Behelf (temporary or makeshift solution) · sl obliž (adhesive bandage) · id plester (adhesive bandage)