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Pepto-Bismol

Pepto-Bismol proper noun: a brand of medicine used to treat nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach and diarrhea, and having a bright pink color.

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Proper noun

Pepto-Bismol

  1. (trademark) A brand of medicine used to treat nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach and diarrhea, and having a bright pink color.
    • See all those Pepto-Bismol colored housing developments to your right. They're cluttering up this beautiful section of the Sonoran Desert.2003, Lani Robson Remender, Casino to Die For: The Hunt for Tears of the Sun, page 224
    • The worst part was the bathroom. He insisted I paint it Pepto-Bismal ^([sic]) pink. His tastes could be extreme, but it was his bathroom. I still can't chug Pepto-Bismol, though.2007, Jude Barnes, Missing The Laughter, page 39

Examples of Pepto-Bismol in a sentence

  • Just before he'd slipped into a coma, he'd had the strong urge to run to a pharmacy and slug down some Pepto-Bismol.2004, Wendy Etherington, If The Stiletto Fits..., page 127:
  • You go swig some Pepto-Bismol and I'll pop a couple of aspirin and I'll take you to the movies over on Nineteenth Street."2003, Caroline Slate Fractured Truth, page 136:
  • To Nicki, who was wearing the mini-est of minidresses, barely more than a ruffle of Pepto-Bismol pink.1998, Susan Isaacs, Red, White, and Blue, page 246:
  • He would get some Pepto-Bismol and force Tom to drink it when he woke up, whether Tom wanted to or not.1991, Stephen King, The Stand, page 408:

Forms of Pepto-Bismol

alternative formPepto Bismol

Origin of Pepto-Bismol

From pepsin + -o- + bismuth + -ol.

Questions about Pepto-Bismol

What does Pepto-Bismol mean?
Pepto-Bismol means a brand of medicine used to treat nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach and diarrhea, and having a bright pink color.
How do you use Pepto-Bismol in a sentence?
Just before he'd slipped into a coma, he'd had the strong urge to run to a pharmacy and slug down some Pepto-Bismol.
What part of speech is Pepto-Bismol?
Pepto-Bismol is a proper noun.

Words near Pepto-Bismol in the dictionary

  1. peptizers
  2. peptizes
  3. peptizing
  4. Pepto
  5. Pepto Bismol
  6. Pepto-Bismol
  7. peptogen
  8. peptogenic
  9. peptogenous
  10. peptogens
  11. peptoglycan

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