duck tape

See also: ducktape

English

Etymology

From duck (“a tightly woven fabric”) +‎ tape, due to the make-up of the tape. The term is a trademark in the United States.

Noun

duck tape (countable and uncountable, plural duck tapes)

A durable, cohesive tape.
If you can't fix it with duck tape, it's not worth fixing.

Synonyms

(duct tape): duct tape, gaff tape, gaffer tape, gaffer's tape, gray tape

Translations

informal: duct tape

Finnish: jeesusteippi (fi)

Spanish: cinta americana f, cinta plateada f

References

“duck tape” (US) / “duck tape” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

Anagrams

tacked up

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