# toothpaste

Pronunciation: say "TOOTH-payst" US /ˈtuθpeɪst/, UK /ˈtuːθpeɪst/

## Noun

1. A cleaning paste for the teeth, typically squeezed onto a toothbrush before brushing.
   - Simple: A soft cream that you put on a toothbrush to clean your teeth.
   - _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._

## Verb

2. To smear toothpaste over something, especially as a prank.
   - Simple: To cover or smear something with toothpaste.
   - _The campers threatened to toothpaste whoever fell asleep first._
   - _Pranksters toothpasted the windshield of the coach's car overnight._

## Origin

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

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/toothpaste (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).