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zipper

zip·per

UK/ˈzɪpə(ɹ)/ US/ˈzɪpɚ/ fairly common slang us
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

verb

1.

close with a zipper

  • “Zip up your jacket--it”
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Origin

1925, zip + -er. The trade name was registered in 1925 by B.F. Goodrich for “boots made of rubber and fabric,” claiming use of the name since June 1923. No longer a registered trademark.

Phrases

  • leucine zipper
  • zipper down
  • zipper lane
  • zipper machine
  • zipper merge
  • zipper sex
  • zipper spider
  • zipper tits
  • zipper up

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