Teflon

American  

[tef-lon] / ˈtɛf lɒn /

Trademark.

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

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adjective

1. characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism.

   a Teflon politician.

Teflon British  

/ ˈtɛflɒn /

noun

1. polytetrafluoroethylene, when used in nonstick cooking vessels

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adjective

1. facetious denoting the ability to evade blame

   the Teflon president

Example Sentences

Sales of Chemours’ advanced materials business, which makes Teflon, among other products, fell 4%, to $312 million.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Even just speaking up could dent his vaunted Teflon shield.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

June 23, 2015: This is the final day to buy DuPont stock in order to receive shares in Chemours, a spinoff that will take over the manufacturing of Teflon and other chemicals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

This grinding causes the materials to react at room temperature, breaking the carbon-fluorine bonds within Teflon and producing harmless carbon along with sodium fluoride, a stable salt widely used in fluoride toothpaste.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2025

They move fast and efficiently through dense mobs, as if they have a Teflon coat, very rarely bumping into one another.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman