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Dimetapp

Dimetapp

6.3
A medicine you can buy without seeing a doctor that helps clear a blocked nose and ease allergy symptoms
  • noun
  • US
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  • - I have a cold, but my mom gave me purple Dimetapp, so it's okay.

Examples

  • I took Dimetapp to help relieve my nasal congestion during the cold season.

  • I got Sunday when Dimetapp didn't produce RR, and $8.28.

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  • After trying several remedies, I finally found that Dimetapp worked best for my allergies.

  • When my children catch a cold, I often give them Dimetapp to ease their symptoms.

Surface Forms

Dimetapp singular
Dimetapps plural

Etymology

Dimetapp is a brand name for a common cold and allergy medicine. A helpful way to remember it is to think of di- as 'two' and met as sounding like 'medicine', so Dimetapp suggests a mix of 'two' medicines, an antihistamine and a decongestant.