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Vaseline

American  
[vas-uh-leen, vas-uh-leen] / ˈvæs əˌlin, ˌvæs əˈlin /
Trademark.
  1. a brand of petrolatum.


Vaseline British  
/ ˈvæsɪˌliːn /

noun

  1. a trademark for petrolatum

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MacPhail woke at 2:20 a.m. and applied toe caps, duct tape and Vaseline to his feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2025

A Unilever marketing executive described how the Vaseline brand had thrived by tapping into a TikTok skin care trend known as “slugging.”

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

“When we compared the gene expression in the nose, Neosporin stimulated genes whereas those people who had Vaseline did not,” Iwasaki said.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2024

In 1977, he accused England left-arm fast bowler John Lever of using Vaseline to swing the ball during a tour of India.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023

She’ll have to make do with Vaseline until she gets to a larger city.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti