Etymology

band-aid

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

First used 1968
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The story

Genericized trademark from Band-Aid, registered and coined by Johnson & Johnson in 1924 as band(age) + aid.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1968 A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc and often with a lack of foresight.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.