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kleenex

/ˈkli.nɛks//ˈklin.ɛks/

noun

What it means

  1. CanadaUSA disposable tissue.

    Could you hand me a kleenex? My nose is running.

    Synonyms: facial tissue, tissue

In a sentence

Could you hand me a kleenex? My nose is running.

Where it comes from

By genericization from the name of brand of tissues trademarked by Cellucotton Products Company (now Kimberly-Clark) in 1924–25. Alteration of clean + -ex.

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