Kleenex

American

[klee-neks] / ˈkli nɛks /

Trademark.

a brand name for a soft, disposable paper tissue, used especially as a handkerchief.

Kleenex British

/ ˈkliːnɛks /

noun

a kind of soft paper tissue, used esp as a handkerchief

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The deal would expand Kimberly-Clark’s scope from diapers, Kleenex, and the like into consumer health products, including Tylenol and plastic bandages.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

Kimberly-Clark makes Kleenex, Huggies nappies and some of the biggest toilet paper brands in the US.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

They were standing in broad daylight in a Brooklyn park playing the “ping pong shake,” a game in which they were to shake ping-pong balls out of an empty Kleenex box strapped to their waist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

Grab a box of Kleenex and keep your rain boots handy.

From Salon • May 10, 2025

There’s a pool table and foosball table, as well as several couches and, tellingly, boxes of Kleenex.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

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