sanitary napkin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sanitary napkin
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Example Sentences
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The main tools: a bandage for a tiny TV light and a sanitary napkin, which she used to stick a rolled-up magazine page over the light display on an air conditioner.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022
She did not think to check their clothes; she did not notice the sanitary napkin in Lalli’s underwear.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2021
Yoko Ono sat behind him, knitting while blindfolded by a sanitary napkin.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2020
Most include swabs of saliva from close relatives, but also DNA taken from items used by the missing persons themselves, including toothbrushes, combs, razor blades and, once, even a sanitary napkin.
From Washington Times • Feb. 18, 2018
When I tried it on, the coat hanger dug into the back of my skull, so I used a Kotex sanitary napkin for padding.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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