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Genericized trademark from ChapStick, a brand name, from chap + stick, since it is a stick that relieves chapped lips.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
chapstick
Today it means: Synonym of lip balm. Full definition →
Today it means: Synonym of lip balm. Full definition →
Genericized trademark from ChapStick, a brand name, from chap + stick, since it is a stick that relieves chapped lips.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.