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  • proper noun Plural form of Q-tip.

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Examples

  • Do you know where these so-called Q-tips originated?

    Your Disgusting Head Haggis-On-Whey 2004

  • Do you know where these so-called Q-tips originated?

    Your Disgusting Head Haggis-On-Whey 2004

  • Do you know where these so-called Q-tips originated?

    Your Disgusting Head Haggis-On-Whey 2004

  • But you’ve heard it before (assuming you’re not suffering from hearing loss): Don’t stick any spearlike objects (aka Q-tips) into your ear, as they can perforate your eardrum.

    You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

  • But you’ve heard it before (assuming you’re not suffering from hearing loss): Don’t stick any spearlike objects (aka Q-tips) into your ear, as they can perforate your eardrum.

    You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

  • But you’ve heard it before (assuming you’re not suffering from hearing loss): Don’t stick any spearlike objects (aka Q-tips) into your ear, as they can perforate your eardrum.

    You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

  • We change oil in our scooters, compound and wax the finish of our cars, tighten loose bolts, snug up belts, check fluids, run Q-tips through vents, spit-shine leather, put air -- and sometimes even nitrogen -- in tires, and pay our local dealer or mechanic to do those more complex tasks that are beyond our ken.

    Arthur Rosenfeld: Investing in Ourselves Arthur Rosenfeld 2011

  • We change oil in our scooters, compound and wax the finish of our cars, tighten loose bolts, snug up belts, check fluids, run Q-tips through vents, spit-shine leather, put air -- and sometimes even nitrogen -- in tires, and pay our local dealer or mechanic to do those more complex tasks that are beyond our ken.

    Arthur Rosenfeld: Investing in Ourselves Arthur Rosenfeld 2011

  • The shower soaps smell expensive, the chilled towels are drenched in eucalyptus and hoarders can stock up on free Q-tips, razors and cotton balls.

    On or Off the Treadmill Anne Kadet 2011

  • He used Q-tips to create vivid geometrical shapes on the living room floor.

    Whiz kid with Asperger's syndrome aims high 2011

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