Definitions
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- proper noun A
cotton swab consisting of short, thin, flexible, plastic rods with a swab ofcotton wool (UK)/cotton (US) at each end; they are typically used for cleaning the ears.
Etymologies
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Examples
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My GOD you are so stupid it is like beating a Q-tip into an anvil.
Think Progress » Boehner Claims Student Loan Reform Will ‘Eliminate Every Bank In The Country’ 2010
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Trying to get Kenneth to absorb ANY reailty is like trying to beat a Q-tip into an anvil.
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Use it to gargle your throat a couple of times, tilt your head back and apply some in your nostrils with a dropper, paint your nostrils using a Q-tip or your pinky (after you wash it first).
SWINE FLU 2009
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The models had arms so thin they could fit through a doughnut hole and it was obvious that they were as curveless as a Q-tip.
Judith J. Wurtman, PhD: Real Women Don't Have Perfect Bodies PhD Judith J. Wurtman 2011
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Use it to gargle your throat a couple of times, tilt your head back and apply some in your nostrils with a dropper, paint your nostrils using a Q-tip or your pinky (after you wash it first).
SWINE FLU 2009
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Use it to gargle your throat a couple of times, tilt your head back and apply some in your nostrils with a dropper, paint your nostrils using a Q-tip or your pinky (after you wash it first).
SWINE FLU 2009
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Use it to gargle your throat a couple of times, tilt your head back and apply some in your nostrils with a dropper, paint your nostrils using a Q-tip or your pinky (after you wash it first).
SWINE FLU 2009
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Use it to gargle your throat a couple of times, tilt your head back and apply some in your nostrils with a dropper, paint your nostrils using a Q-tip or your pinky (after you wash it first).
SWINE FLU 2009
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Use it to gargle your throat a couple of times, tilt your head back and apply some in your nostrils with a dropper, paint your nostrils using a Q-tip or your pinky (after you wash it first).
SWINE FLU 2009
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If you have a piece of scratched furniture, steep some grounds and apply a bit of the liquid with a Q-tip [cotton bud].
Use Coffee Grounds As A Drain Cleaner | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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