Kotex
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- noun
- /ˈkoʊtɛks/
:
Kotex
- His mother's handwriting was difficult to read, but the word Kotex leaped out at him.
- a Kotex box
Examples
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"Give us a Kotex pad machine."
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"You want a box of what?" until the woman flatly told him, "She wants a box of Kotex, John."
Fiction book (1994) -
I took out a Kotex and stopped the blood with it.
Fiction book (1994) -
You can go ahead and continue using Kotex, but I am switching...
Blog text (33) -
Then I placed the Kotex inside my underpants.
Fiction book (1994) -
Thanks for contacting us about your experience with KOTEX SECURITY tampons.
Blog text (33) -
Tate remembered that what he'd had in mind was taken care of by that box of Kotex.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'm going to the drugstore, buy myself some Kotex pads and a Cosmopolitan magazine.
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If you need a Kotex or a tampon, they're in the front office along with the curling irons.
Academic text (1997) -
I keep a Kotex in my bag for emergencies when I'm out.
Synonyms
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A pad worn by women during their period to absorb blood
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A disposable pad women wear inside their underwear to absorb period blood
A soft piece of material that absorbs blood during a period
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Kotex is a brand name created by the company Kimberly-Clark for early disposable pads used during a woman's period. A helpful way to remember the name is to think it sounds like cotton plus tex, where 'tex' suggests 'textile' or fabric, so Kotex came to mean a cotton-like disposable pad.