draino
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Appellativization from the Drāno brand by S. C. Johnson & Son, constructed from drain + -o.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɹeɪnoʊ/
- Rhymes: -eɪnəʊ
Noun
draino (uncountable)
- Any drain cleaner.
- 2001 January, Matt Groening, “Parasites Lost”, in Futurama, season 3, episode 4:
- Farnsworth: they'll burrow so deep into the bowel that not even Hermes' famous Jerk Prunes could dislodge them!
Hermes: I call it Caribbean Draino.
Translations
drain cleaner — see drain cleaner