glowstick

or glow stick

[ gloh-stik ]

noun

1. a plastic tube with dye and chemicals that mix when the tube is bent or snapped, creating a glowing luminescence.

glowstick

/ ˈɡləʊˌstɪk /

noun

1. a plastic tube containing a luminescent material, waved or held aloft esp at gigs, raves, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of glowstick¹

First recorded in 1945–50, for an earlier sense; 1980–85, for the current sense