Definitions for band-aid
ˈbændˌeɪdband-aid

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1. band-aidnoun

   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. band-aidnoun

   A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc (often used with a negative connotation of a lack of foresight)

3. band-aidverb

   To apply an adhesive bandage.

   As a school nurse, Pat was used to bandaiding lots of scraped knees and elbows.

4. band-aidverb

   To apply a makeshift fix; to jury-rig.

   Rather than fix the code, we just band-aided the problem by hiding the error message.

5. Etymology: Trademark Band-Aid registered 1924 by Johnson & Johnson. Sense of a temporary solution 1968, Canada.

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1. Band-Aid

   Band-Aid is a brand of adhesive bandages distributed by the American pharmaceutical and medical-devices company Johnson & Johnson. Invented in 1920, the brand has become a generic term for adhesive bandages in countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, the Philippines, and others.

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1. Band-Aid

   Band-Aid is a brand name of American pharmaceutical and medical devices giant Johnson & Johnson's line of adhesive bandages and related products. It has also become a genericized trademark for any adhesive bandage in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada and India. The term "band-aid" has also entered usage as both a noun and verb describing a temporary fix.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of band-aid in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of band-aid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of band-aid in a Sentence

1. James Risch:

   We remain committed to doing what we can to save lives, while acknowledging that humanitarian assistance is just a Band-Aid, a political solution is long overdue. The United States stands with the Syrian people.

2. Lisa De Jesús:

   They were not numbers, they were people, and the government thinks that just putting a Band-Aid on things, it's all OK. But, no. What about our feelings? What about those people who died trying to put Puerto Rico back (together) again? People needed (electricity) because they had oxygen (machines). They were ill, they had cancer. They had other issues, health-wise. They needed the government, and the government failed them.

3. Bill Maher:

   It was gonna happen, it had to happen and he was the one who f---in' pulled the Band-Aid off.

4. Jack William Nicklaus:

   Learn the fundamentals of the game and stick to them. Band-Aid remedies never last.

5. Daenerys Targaryen:

   This is going to be a Band-Aid that I’m going to rip off.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Band-Aid
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-Aid
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=band-aid