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Brillo-pad
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English
Alternative forms
en brillo-pad
Etymology
A denominal from en brillo pad. First use appears c. 1980. See cite below.
Verb
Brillo-pads Brillo-padding Brillo-padded Brillo-padded 1
en informal transitive uncommon To clean, scrub, or scour a surface, specifically pots, pans, or metals, using a brillo pad.
en 1980 Mother's Day Ideals Nineteen Eighty Worthy Publishing What had happened was - Bridget had indeed cleaned, scrubbed and Brillo-padded the oven. There remained a layer of soap along the grates and on the side-walls. What Bridget didn't do was rinse it out!
en 1986 Incorporated Association of Organists (contributor) Organists' Review https://www.google.com/books/edition/Organists_Review/cjw9AQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22she+also+brillo-padded+the+front%22&dq=%22she+also+brillo-padded+the+front%22&printsec=frontcover 281-292 51 She also Brillo-padded the front pipes which were working ones until she got water down them.
en 1994 University of British Columbia. Department of Creative Writing (contributor) Prism International https://www.google.com/books/edition/Prism_International/MuZZAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22i+was+still+brillo-padding%22&dq=%22i+was+still+brillo-padding%22&printsec=frontcover 33 39 I was still Brillo-padding the black chunks of hash brown from the flat-top, erection fading.
en 1996 It Begins with a Dream Peter Legge 117 He Brillo padded the cuffs with the same enthusiasm. Not a mark. I started to pull out my wallet.
en July 10, 1997 Carl M. Pearson Billiard Terms that sound dirty but aren't... https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.billiard/c/n7eDHrBo2VE/m/2NCeDcQ6gBAJ rec.sport.billiard Carl wipes his butt with wesson oil, sand, lighter fluid, and Crisco. Then he goes out to play pool. A real slip stroke artist, that one. He brillo pads his shaft if he hasn't had a date in a month. He buys them by the case. If he was on TV they'd call him Captain Buhrillo.
en 2003 Houghton Mifflin (publisher) The Best American Nonrequired Reading https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Best_American_Nonrequired_Reading/Vj8OAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22my%20sinuses%20feel%20brillo-padded%22 197 My sinuses feel Brillo-padded by the inhaled oven cleaner.
en 2006 Black Swan Green, A Novel David Mitchell 15 Dad was Brillo-padding a pan. "How should I know?"
en 2007 Better Off Famous? A Novel Jane Mendle Max began a painful procedure that he calls exfoliating and I call Brillo-padding my face.
en December 6, 2011 chetan patil The Hands as Microcosm https://groups.google.com/g/co-sahajameditation/c/ovtHxSIFfCE/m/ArUVHTNEMXcJ Sahaja Meditation Colorado, USA Surely we would prefer the energies in our subtle body to be coursing freely; granted we might expect a little heat initially as psychic accretions are brillo-padded away, but we would hope to be cool in most situations, not just in a crisis or when appearing on stage with Jimmy Hendrix at Woodstock.