biro

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see also: Biro

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈbaɪ.ɹəʊ/

Noun

biro (plural biros)

1. A BIRO brand ballpoint pen.
   • 1993, Iain Banks, Complicity, 2008, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=S6IZKfjkEEAC&pg=PT13&dq=%22biro%22|%22biros%22+-intitle:%22biro%22+-inauthor:%22biro%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=C6XsTu_JIOOhiAeXqry1Bw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22biro%22|%22biros%22%20-intitle%3A%22biro%22%20-inauthor%3A%22biro%22&f=false unnumbered page],

     Frank's Biro taps delicately at the topmost of the little yellow notes.

2. (by extension, UK, AU, NZ) Any ballpoint pen.
   • 2007, Karen Foxlee, The Anatomy of Wings, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=vwq-N-GFtd4C&pg=PA250&dq=%22biro%22|%22biros%22+-intitle:%22biro%22+-inauthor:%22biro%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kJvsTqvNL6eTiAfu4rGfBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22biro%22|%22biros%22%20-intitle%3A%22biro%22%20-inauthor%3A%22biro%22&f=false page 250],

     Massimo's finger was poised above red on his multi-coloured biro like a kangaroo frozen in headlights.

3. (by extension) Ink from a ballpoint pen.
   • 2011, Shannon Lush, Jennifer Fleming, Completely Spotless, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=_d8Fb9dMHpkC&pg=PT300&dq=%22biro%22|%22biros%22+-intitle:%22biro%22+-inauthor:%22biro%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-a_sTu78JsWNiAeI3sihBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22biro%22|%22biros%22%20-intitle%3A%22biro%22%20-inauthor%3A%22biro%22&f=false unnumbered page],

     ‘My very creative 2-year-old son used my good friend′s white polyester Roman blinds as a canvas,’ says Jacqui. They′re now covered in blue biro. And although my friend isn′t too bothered by the biro, I am! Can you help?′

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Biro

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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