tampon

Meanings

Plural: tampons

Noun

plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.
A double-headed drumstick primarily for the bass drum.
An inking pad used in lithographic printing.

Verb

plug with a tampon
To plug (a wound) with a tampon or compress.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1848. Borrowed from French tampon, from Middle French tampon, a nasalised variant of tapon, a diminutive or augmented form of Old French tape (“plug, bung, tap”), from Frankish *tappō (“stopper, plug”), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Cognate with Old High German zapfo (“stopper”), Old English tæppa (“stopper”). Doublet of tampion. More at tap.

Synonyms

vampire's teabag

Scrabble Score: 10

tampon is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
tampon is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tampon is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

tampon is a valid Words With Friends word