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Pez

Pez

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A small plastic dispenser that holds candy tablets and opens to release them
  • noun
  • /pɛz/
: dispensador de Pez
  • This right here is a Pez dispenser.
  • Pez dispenser

So live unboxing of the Darth Vader Pez dispenser.

Examples

  • Her collection of Pez dispensers includes characters from popular movies and cartoons.

  • We have PEZ dispensers and Big Boy and trucks with weenies.

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  • So live unboxing of the Darth Vader Pez dispenser.

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  • I always enjoyed using the Pez dispenser shaped like a dinosaur during snack time.

  • At the toy fair, I found a rare Pez dispenser that collectors were eagerly bidding on.

Surface Forms

Pez singular
Pezes plural

Etymology

Pez comes from the German word Pfefferminz, which means 'peppermint', and the makers simply used the letters P, E, and Z from that word. That's why the name Pez now also refers to the small plastic dispensers that hold the candy.