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Bic

Bic

6 2.5
A brand of cheap pens and disposable lighters
  • proper noun
  • /bɪk/
translation icon : Bic
  • She prefers using a Bic ballpoint for writing her journal entries.

Examples

  • On yellow legal pads with Bic fine-point pens.

    Don't Tell Her It's Me (1990)

  • Lighting a cigarette, Marino squinted up at me over the Bic flame.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Why not just always bring a BIC lighter with you?

  • This next one is for BIC pens.

  • I pulled out a cigarette, but before I could locate a match or a Bic lighter, our hostess had her.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • I turn mean, punching in the lighter on the dash, ungraciously leaving Marino's arm extended with the Bic lighter flaming.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • I always keep a Bic pen in my bag because it's reliable for quick notes.

  • At the store, I bought a pack of Bic lighters for my camping trip.

Synonyms

ballpoint
vsBic
14 1.0

A pen that puts ink on paper with a small metal ball at the tip

is the brand name used for many inexpensive items of this kind
ballpoint pen
vsBic
8 1.0

A writing pen with a small metal ball in the tip that rolls ink onto paper

is a brand name for disposable everyday writing products often cheaper versions
Biro
vsBic
  • UK
2 2.8

A pen with a small metal ball at the tip that rolls ink onto paper

is a brand name for disposable writing tools not the general term
ballpen
vsBic
  • Indian
1.6

A pen with a small metal ball at the tip that rolls and puts ink on paper

is a brand name for disposable goods often applied to cheap versions

Surface Forms

Bic main

Etymology

Bic the brand comes from the founder's family name Bich, but he dropped the 'h' to make the name easier to say and to look clean, so today Bic is the well-known name for simple, cheap pens and lighters.