Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A trademark used for a soft facial tissue.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Trademark A piece of soft absorbent tissue paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief; -- still a current trademark, but often used generically.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief
Examples
“We are proud to have been one of the first few publishing partners of Vook and we felt as though they were well poised to become for rich media video books what "Kleenex" is for tissues, and wanted to be one of their major content providers.”
The Huffington Post: Patricia Benesh: Entrepreneur Publishers Are Hooked on the Vook
“Update on that outsourced Tmobile call center that banned paper and pens earlier this week: our insider reports that Kleenex is now verboten as well.”
“Strange ripped a Kleenex from the box atop his desk and handed it to Simmons, who dabbed tenderly at his cheek.”
“So even if someone uses the word Kleenex in place of a tissue and they are actually using Puffs or some other brand, kleenex benefits because in the mind of the consumer Kleenex is the category.”
“Of course, Lasker had no precedents to invoke in the marketing of Kotex; but when it came time to introduce the next revolutionary cellucotton-based product for Kimberly-Clark, that new product - a disposable handkerchief called "Kleenex" - was purposefully positioned to draw on the halo effect of its older sibling.”
The Washington Post: How they sell you what you don't understand
“I’ll bet you could hold stock in Kleenex for the amount of boxes you go through each time you hear his voice babble on about farting.”
“Preamble: This game could just as easily be called the Kleenex Consolation Bowl.”
The Guardian: Oklahoma State 41, Stanford 38 - as it happened! | Michael Solomon
“Serendipty: The flu vaccine shortage has been a bonanza for Kimberly-Clark's new anti-viral Kleenex, which is flying off shelves.”
“My mother said we were misusing the word; you could not call a Kleenex kira-kira.”
“The primary two changes that are sure to make the hardware nuts amongst us (I think that's everyone then) reach for the Kleenex are a reduction from 45nm "Nehalem" process to the 32nm”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Kleenex’.
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Genericised Trademarks and Trademark ...
Brand names and/ or trademarks that are now used instead or alongside similar products' names.
Pacer, Texta, Thermos, Escalator, Zipper, Aspirin, Kleenex, Cellophane, Yo-yo, Trampoline, Petrol, Vaseline and 68 more...
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I'b sorry. I hab a cold.
Barious items you bight need when you hab a cold.
Kleenex, cough drops, cough syrup, hand sanitizer, water, orange juice, hankie, handkerchief, Purple Drank, tissues, decongestant, expectorant and 16 more...
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Trademarks
"A trademark is any word, name, symbol, or design, or any combination thereof, used in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from those of another and to indi...
Academy Award, Ace bandage, Acrilan, Addressograph, Alar, Alcian blue, Alclad, Aldis lamp, Ampakine, Amtrak, Amytal, Angostura bitters and 661 more...
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Brand Names from My Youth
Tang, Gleem, Ipana, Chore Girl, Comet, Maypo, Brylcreem, Ovaltine, Bosco, Wheaties, Lik-M-Aid, Pixy Stix and 9 more...
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