candy striper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of candy striper
First recorded in 1960–65; so called from the red and white striped uniform often worn
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He piloted the Samaritans’ battered SUV while Kocourek, who was a hospital candy striper when she was a girl, pointed out rock formations and changes to the landscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024
“I inherited a paper route, I sold magazines, had lemonade stands, I was a candy striper and into fund-raising,” she told The New York Times in 2011.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2020
She was working at a department store and as a hospital candy striper, bringing magazines to children in the wards and holding the babies.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2014
It has long been Tanner’s hobby, dating from her teenage years as a candy striper in her hometown hospital.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2011
My grandkids will ask me what a candy striper is.
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