"Bic" meaning in English

See Bic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Bics [plural]
Etymology: * From French Bic * From Romanian Bîc * From Czech Bič and Slovak Bič Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Bic}} French Bic, {{bor|en|ro|Bîc}} Romanian Bîc, {{bor|en|cs|Bič}} Czech Bič, {{bor|en|sk|Bič}} Slovak Bič Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Bic (plural Bics)
  1. A surname
    A surname from French
    Sense id: en-Bic-en-name-EXu~EjP9 Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A surname
    A surname from Romanian
    Sense id: en-Bic-en-name-O9ki-Wr8 Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A surname
    A surname from Czech or Slovak
    Sense id: en-Bic-en-name-ORkvtMou Categories (other): English surnames
  4. A surname
    A surname from the Slavic languages, variant of Bich
    Sense id: en-Bic-en-name-SBJ5xxUC Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Bics [plural]
Etymology: Genericization of a trademark. From BiC, a company. Named after French businessman Marcel Bich, the founder. From French Bich (“surname”). Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|businessman||||}} businessman, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Marcel Bich}} Marcel Bich, {{named-after|en|Marcel Bich|nat=French|occ=businessman|wplink=Marcel Bich}} Named after French businessman Marcel Bich, {{der|en|fr|Bich||surname}} French Bich (“surname”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bic (plural Bics)
  1. Synonym of disposable ballpoint pen; a stick pen Synonyms: disposable ballpoint pen [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Bic-en-noun-VMS1sqi0
  2. Synonym of disposable lighter Synonyms: disposable lighter [synonym, synonym-of], bic
    Sense id: en-Bic-en-noun-mjnDco3G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 12 12 14 14 38 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 13 12 11 11 10 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 18 16 15 15 3 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 16 15 15 4 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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