wet wipe
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- noun
- /wɛt waɪp/
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- She used a wet wipe to clean her hands after eating the messy snack.
- a disposable wet wipe
And when they're really young, little things drove me insane, like wet wipes.
- And when they're really young, little things drove me insane, like wet wipes.
Examples
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I brought wet wipes.
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Have a wet wipe.
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Just going to get a wet wipe and clean the inside of here.
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- Can I get like a wet wipe or something?
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Anybody have a wet wipe?
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Use a wet wipe or soap and water to keep your glasses clean.
Blog text (19) -
So I'm just using a wet wipe and I'm going to take off the cake under my eyes.
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We washed ourselves with wet wipes.
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She knows this will take a while and thinks of the wet wipes in her purse.
Fiction book (2002) -
OK, now I've got a wet wipe here and I'm just going to like touch my lashes with it.
Synonyms
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A small piece of soft material used for cleaning skin or surfaces
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A small square cloth to wash your face and body
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A small disposable moist cloth or paper for cleaning hands and surfaces
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A small soft towel you use to wash your face or body
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A small piece of soft material used to wipe surfaces and remove dirt or oil
A small soft cloth for washing your face
A soft cloth that soaks up water for cleaning and drying surfaces
A piece of cloth for cleaning grease, oil, or dirt in workshops
A small flat piece of cloth or sponge that you use to rub dirt off surfaces like a stove
How Hygienic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and predictably built from 'wet' (moistened) + 'wipe' (a piece of material for cleaning): a wipe that is wet or moistened for cleaning. This adjective+noun composition is a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun wet wipe is very literal: wet means 'not dry' and wipe is a quick rub to 'clean' something. Picture pulling a small wet cloth from a pack to wipe a baby's face or your hands, and you can see why it means 'a small cloth you throw away after use that is wet and used for cleaning'.