Band-aid

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈbændeɪd/

Alternative forms

• bandaid
• Band-Aid

Origin

From the trademark Band-Aid, registered in 1924 by Johnson & Johnson. The sense "temporary solution" was first used in 1968 in Canada.

Full definition of band-aid

Noun

1. An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
2. A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc (often used with a negative connotation of a lack of foresight)
• 1968, United Church Observer, n 15 (March), p 36:It was another of those political band-aids patted over a minor sore.

Synonyms

• small adhesive bandage: adhesive bandage, plaster (UK), sticking plaster (UK), Elastoplast (UK)
• makeshift solution: hack

Verb

1. To apply an adhesive bandage.As a school nurse, Pat was used to bandaiding lots of scraped knees and elbows.
2. To apply a makeshift fix; to jury-rig.Rather than fix the code, we just band-aided the problem by hiding the error message.