Meanings
- attributiveuncountableDesignates something that does exactly what one would expect or understand from its outward appearance or description.
a Ronseal deal, a Ronseal solution
Origin
From the Ronseal advertising slogan It does exactly what it says on the tin.
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Cite this entry
Ronseal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ronseal
“Ronseal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ronseal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ronseal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ronseal.
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