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Pez

Pez

6 3.7
Small flavored candy tablets sold in small plastic dispensers
  • proper noun
  • /pɛz/
: Pez
  • I bid on everything from mainframes to Pez dispensers.
  • Pez dispenser
  • Pez candy

Examples

  • Big brother, go and get yourself some Pez.

    The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

  • Pez candy.

    Dead Driver (2019)

  • So have you seen the Pez People video?

    The Big Picture (1989)

  • Oh, why is it called Pez dispenser Pez?

  • How come you didn't get some breakfast stuff like... ...Twinkies, and Pez, and root beer?

    Stand by Me (1986)

  • Cherry flavoured Pez.

    Stand by Me (1986)

  • Lemon drops, butterscotch squares, Almond Roca, and Pez.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • At the party, the kids enjoyed the sweet taste of Pez while laughing and playing games.

  • I bought a Pez dispenser shaped like a dinosaur filled with fruity candy.

  • For Halloween, she filled her bag with all kinds of candy, but Pez was her favorite.

Surface Forms

Pez main

Etymology

Pez is short for the German word Pfefferminz, meaning 'peppermint', formed by taking the letters P, E, and Z. So the name Pez originally meant the small peppermint tablets and today is the brand for those flavored candy tablets.