Pepto-Bismol

See also: Pepto Bismol

English

Pepto-Bismol bottle

Alternative forms

• Pepto Bismol

Etymology

From pepsin and bismuth.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Pepto-Bismol

1. (trademark) A brand of medicine used to treat nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach and diarrhea, and having a bright pink color.
   • 2003, Lani Robson Remender, Casino to Die For: The Hunt for Tears of the Sun, page 224:

     See all those Pepto-Bismol colored housing developments to your right. They're cluttering up this beautiful section of the Sonoran Desert.

   • 2007, Jude Barnes, Missing The Laughter, page 39:

     The worst part was the bathroom. He insisted I paint it Pepto-Bismal ^[sic] pink. His tastes could be extreme, but it was his bathroom. I still can't chug Pepto-Bismol, though.

   • 2004, Wendy Etherington, If The Stiletto Fits..., page 127:

     Just before he'd slipped into a coma, he'd had the strong urge to run to a pharmacy and slug down some Pepto-Bismol.

   • 2003, Caroline Slate Fractured Truth, page 136:

     You go swig some Pepto-Bismol and I'll pop a couple of aspirin and I'll take you to the movies over on Nineteenth Street."

   • 1998, Susan Isaacs, Red, White, and Blue, page 246:

     To Nicki, who was wearing the mini-est of minidresses, barely more than a ruffle of Pepto-Bismol pink.

   • 1991, Stephen King, The Stand, page 408:

     He would get some Pepto-Bismol and force Tom to drink it when he woke up, whether Tom wanted to or not.

   • 1960, Henry Ringling North, Alden Hatch, The Circus Kings: Our Ringling Family Story, page 298:

     Arming himself with Pepto-Bismol he took off in one of the new Pan American Clippers.

   • 1952, Proceedings, Regular Meeting, Ohio Valley Transportation Advisory Board, Pacific Northwest Advisory Board, page 17:

     [We] thought he was going to get up from the table and get some Pepto-Bismol and not worry about his breakfast because we had certainly ruined his digestion.

See also

• bismuth subsalicylate