Meaning of band-aid | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An adhesive bandage, a small piece of fabric or plastic that may be stuck to the skin in order to temporarily cover a small wound.
   Australia, Canada, Philippines, US
2. A temporary or makeshift solution to a problem, created ad hoc and often with a lack of foresight.
   Australia, Canada, Philippines, US, idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“It was another of those political band-aids patted over a minor sore.”

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