gel pen

[jel pen]

noun

1. a smooth-writing pen that uses a pigmented, gel-based ink.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gel pen¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

An immediate inductee into Swift’s “Glitter Gel Pen” song Hall of Fame, “Opalite” is for dancing around your kitchen with a glass of orange wine in hand.

From Los Angeles Times

Beneath the drop slot, there are two more stickers—a soccer ball, and a soccer net—along with the word GOAL! in gel pen.

From Literature

Our classmates penciled equations onto graph paper, but she drew on her arm in neon gel pen, “Hannah.”

From New York Times

Miriam has since stolen a gel pen, a half pad of Post-it Notes, and an insulated grocery bag from Cai's home.

From Salon

In September, Swift added a few more phrases to the lexicon when she accepted the songwriter-artist of the decade prize at the Nashville Songwriter Awards, and revealed that she has three categories of lyricism in her mind: Quill Lyrics, which means if her song sounds like “a letter written by Emily Dickinson’s great-grandmother while sewing a lace curtain”; Fountain Pen Lyrics, meaning “a modern storyline or references with a poetic twist”; and Glitter Gel Pen Lyrics, which are “frivolous, carefree, bouncy, syncopated perfectly to the beat.”

From Washington Post