Teflon

[tef-lon]

Trademark.

1. a fluorocarbon polymer with slippery, nonsticking properties; polytetrafluoroethylene.

adjective

1. characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism.

   a Teflon politician.

Teflon

/ ˈtɛflɒn /

noun

1. polytetrafluoroethylene, when used in nonstick cooking vessels

adjective

1. facetious,  denoting the ability to evade blame

   the Teflon president

Example Sentences

“They go to warehouses, distribution centers and get loaded up on rail or usually trucks — so there’s a lot of jobs in the California economy that depend on products that have Teflon.”

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Her tendency to brush through political controversies gave her an air of untouchability, with some dubbing her "Teflon Ang".

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Within the Labour Party, Rayner is - as one senior figure put it this afternoon - "Teflon".

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But they don't call him Teflon Tim for nothing - and he survives, for the moment.

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If Harris wants Trump’s extremism and apparent derangement to stick to him, she’s got to peel his Teflon off with her own hands.

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