TIPPEX


Meaning of TIPPEX in English

(also Tipp-Ex ) Brit.

■ noun trademark a type of correction fluid.

■ verb delete with correction fluid.

Origin

1960s: from Ger., from tippen 'to type' and L. ex 'out'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.