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bandaid

bandaid is the alternative spelling of band-aid.

Meaning of band-aid

Noun

band-aid (plural band-aids)

  1. (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.
  2. (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
    Synonyms:
    hack

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Forms of bandaid

pluralbandaids

Questions about bandaid

What is bandaid the alternative spelling of?
Bandaid is the alternative spelling of band-aid.

Words near bandaid in the dictionary

  1. bandages
  2. bandaging
  3. bandagings
  4. bandagist
  5. bandagists
  6. bandaid
  7. bandaids
  8. bandaka
  9. bandakas
  10. bandala
  11. bandalas

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