Purell

purell English Etymology The brand name of a brand of a particular alcoholic sanitizing gel. Pronunciation en En-au-purell.ogg AU Proper noun A brand of hand sanitizer containing alcohol. en James Poniewozik Wondering When the Pandemic Will End? On TV, It Already Has. The New York Times 2022-01-07 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/arts/television/tv-shows-covid-pandemic.html 0362-4331 In the Season 11 premiere of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Larry David’s HBO comedy of ill manners, chaos breaks out during a party (specifically, a premature funeral) at Albert Brooks’s house when Larry finds a closet stuffed with Purell, toilet paper and KN95 masks, exposing the “Lost in America” director as having been a “Covid hoarder.” https://web.archive.org/web/20251025213658/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/arts/television/tv-shows-covid-pandemic.html 25 October 2025 Derived terms en purell Noun - en genericized trademarks en purell any alcohol-based hand sanitizer Anagrams en ellpru puller