chapstick
English
Etymology
From ChapStick, a brand name, from chap + stick, since it relieves chapped lips.
Noun
chapstick (countable and uncountable, plural chapsticks)
- Lip balm.
- 2008 April 28, Katy Perry, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Cathy Dennis, “I Kissed a Girl”, in One of the Boys, performed by Katy Perry:
- I kissed a girl and I liked it / The taste of her cherry chapstick / I kissed a girl just to try it / I hope my boyfriend don't mind it
- 2009, Laura Francois, Reckless Perfection, page 74:
- After the kiss, she pulled out her chapstick and put it on.
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Derived terms
- chapstick lesbian