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chapstick

US/ˈt͡ʃæpˌstɪk/

chapstick noun: synonym of lip balm.

chapstick: synonym of lip balm
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Noun (1)

chapstick (countable and uncountable, plural chapsticks)

  1. Synonym of lip balm.
    • 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 it2008 April 28, Katy Perry, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Cathy Dennis, “I Kissed a Girl”, in One of the Boys, performed by Katy Perry
    • After the kiss, she pulled out her chapstick and put it on.2009, Laura Francois, Reckless Perfection, page 74
    Synonyms:
    lip balm

Noun (2) capitalized: ChapStick

ChapStick (plural ChapSticks)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of chapstick.

Synonyms of chapstick

Forms of chapstick

pluralchapsticks
pluralChapSticks

Origin of chapstick

Genericized trademark from ChapStick, a brand name, from chap + stick, since it is a stick that relieves chapped lips.

Words formed from chapstick

Phrases with chapstick

Questions about chapstick

What does chapstick mean?
Chapstick means synonym of lip balm.
What part of speech is chapstick?
Chapstick is a noun.
How do you pronounce chapstick?
Chapstick is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃæpˌstɪk/ (US).
What is the plural of chapstick?
The plural of chapstick is chapsticks.

Words near chapstick in the dictionary

  1. chapri
  2. chapris
  3. chaps
  4. chaps someone's hide
  5. chaps.
  6. chapstick
  7. chapstick lesbian
  8. chapstick lesbians
  9. chapsticks
  10. chapt
  11. chaptalisation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chapstick (page history and authors); ChapStick (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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