Band-Aid

Band-Aid

Band-Aid is a brand of adhesive bandages distributed by the consumer health company Kenvue, spun off from Johnson & Johnson in 2023. Invented in 1920, the brand has become a generic term for adhesive bandages in countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, and others.

band-aid

Noun

1. An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
2. A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc and often with a lack of foresight. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

Verb

1. To apply an adhesive bandage.
2. To apply a makeshift fix; to jury-rig.