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toothpaste

SayTOOTH-paystUS/ˈtuθpeɪst/UK/ˈtuːθpeɪst/

Pluraltoothpastes

Verbtoothpastes, toothpasting, toothpasted

2 meanings of toothpaste

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    A cleaning paste for the teeth, typically squeezed onto a toothbrush before brushing.

    She squeezed the last bit of toothpaste from the crumpled tube.

    Supermarket shelves stock dozens of varieties of toothpaste, from whitening formulas to charcoal blends.

  2. 2
    verbtransitive
    To smear toothpaste over something, especially as a prank.

    The campers threatened to toothpaste whoever fell asleep first.

    Pranksters toothpasted the windshield of the coach's car overnight.

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Origin

Formed from "tooth" plus "paste," comparable to Dutch tandpasta, German Zahnpasta, and Swedish tandpasta.