Pepto-Bismol

alternative Pepto Bismol

1. trademarkA brand of medicine used to treat nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach and diarrhea, and having a bright pink color.

   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

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   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

   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

   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