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語源

American genericization from the brand name coined (and registered as the trademark "Q-TIPS") by Unilever; see tip. Q stands for quality.

発音

名詞

Q-tip (plural Q-tips)

1. A cotton swab consisting of short, thin, flexible plastic rods with a swab of cotton/cotton wool at each end; they are typically used for cleaning the ears and other hard-to-reach places.

動詞

Q-tip (third-person singular simple present Q-tips, present participle Q-tipping, simple past and past participle Q-tipped)

1. To clean with a Q-tip.
   • 2013, Margaret Atwood, MaddAddam, Bloomsbury, page 310:

     He disposed of his black outfit, doomed to incineration, and took a quick antimicrobial-enhanced shower […] lathering his face, sanctifying his pits, and Q-tipping his pointy ears.

同意語

• cotton wool bud (UK)

Further reading

• cotton swab on Wikipedia.Wikipedia