also band-aid
( Band-Aids)
1.
A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body. ( TRADEMARK ) ( mainly AM; in BRIT, use plaster )
N-VAR
2.
If you refer to a Band-Aid solution to a problem, you mean that you disapprove of it because you think that it will only be effective for a short period.
We need long-term solutions, not short-term Band-Aid ones.
= cosmetic
ADJ : ADJ n [ disapproval ]