Reese

//ɹis// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of peanut butter cup
  2. 2
    Synonym of peanut butter cup
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname
  2. 2
    A male given name
  3. 3
    A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later American usage.

    "During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies."

Synonyms

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peanut butter cup

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"During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies."

Etymology

Etymology 1

* As a given name and British surname generally from Welsh Rhys (literally “ardor”). * Chiefly in North America, the surname may also be from unrelated German Reese (literally “giant”).

Etymology 2

A genericization of the trademark Reese's, a popular brand of peanut butter cup, thus applied to all peanut butter cups.

Etymology 3

A genericization of the trademark Reese, a popular brand of peanut butter cup, thus applied to all peanut butter cups.

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