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In some senses, teflon is marked as informal, figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
teflon
/ˈtɛflɒn/
noun 3adj 3name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
prime, sticky
VERB + TEFLON
campaign, made
TEFLON + NOUN
griddles, image, minister, nothing, president
PREP.
about
ADV.
ever, nearly
Definitions
name
1
A brand name of polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”) products, latterly applied to other fluoropolymer products.
noun
1
Multiple film, resin, coatings, fabric and surface protectors made with PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) or fluoropolymer and surfactants not made with PTFE.
...tweeting in defiance at all those horrendous scandals that were meant to destroy his campaign. He made teflon look sticky.
Look at that there fool playing dirty tricks He must be made of Teflon 'cause nothing ever sticks Dancing 'round the room while farting in the breeze Friends huff it down like it's American cheese
2
Synonym of polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”).
adj
1
Having an undamageable reputation (by analogy with nonstick Teflon surfaces).
a Teflon image
But Ronald Reagan, by everybody's definition, was the Teflon president, and it wasn't that the media tried to touch him and failed.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial a
- polytetrafluoroethylene
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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...tweeting in defiance at all those horrendous scandals that were meant to destroy his campaign. He made teflon look sticky.
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Look at that there fool playing dirty tricks He must be made of Teflon 'cause nothing ever sticks Dancing 'round the room while farting in the breeze Friends huff it down like it's American cheese
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a Teflon image
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But Ronald Reagan, by everybody's definition, was the Teflon president, and it wasn't that the media tried to touch him and failed.
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He would have called the man by his first name and said, Not at all, so and so, but though he was very good at remembering names where clients were concerned, there was something very Teflon about the
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...tweeting in defiance at all those horrendous scandals that were meant to destroy his campaign. He made teflon look sticky.
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