Biro
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A Biro brand ballpoint pen. countable, uncountable
"Biro MARKS A TURNING POINT IN THE HISTORY OF Writing "BIRO" is unique: it writes with a ballpoint — a point that never goes wrong, never floods, bends or splutters — a point that rolls your writing on to the paper with effortless ease. "BIRO" ink dries as you write; you cannot smudge it; you need no blotter. […] Retail price 55/- including purchase tax"
- 2 a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper wordnet
- 3 Any ballpoint pen. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, broadly, countable, uncountable
"Massimo's finger was poised above red on his multi-coloured biro like a kangaroo frozen in headlights."
- 4 Ink from a ballpoint pen. broadly, uncountable
"‘My very creative 2-year-old son used my good friend′s white polyester Roman blinds as a canvas,’ says Jacqui. They′re now covered in blue biro. And although my friend isn′t too bothered by the biro, I am! Can you help?′"
- 1 A surname from the Slavic languages.
- 2 A brand of ballpoint pen: see biro.
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More examples"I bought this biro for 2 dollars."
Etymology
Genericized trademark of BIRO, named after László Bíró, the inventor of the first commercially succesful ballpoint pen.