Brillo-pad
verbEtymology A denominal from brillo pad. First use appears c. 1980. See cite below.
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Informal, Uncommon To clean, scrub, or scour a surface, specifically pots, pans, or metals, using a brillo pad.
- 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!1980, Worthy Publishing, Mother's Day Ideals Nineteen Eighty:
- She also Brillo-padded the front pipes which were working ones until she got water down them.1986, Incorporated Association of Organists (contributor), Organists' Review, numbers 281-292, page 51:
4 more examples
- I was still Brillo-padding the black chunks of hash brown from the flat-top, erection fading.1994, University of British Columbia. Department of Creative Writing (contributor), Prism International, volume 33, page 39:
- He Brillo padded the cuffs with the same enthusiasm. Not a mark. I started to pull out my wallet.1996, Peter Legge, It Begins with a Dream, page 117:
- 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.1997 July 10, Carl M. Pearson, “Billiard Terms that sound dirty but aren't...”, in rec.sport.billiard (Usenet):
- My sinuses feel Brillo-padded by the inhaled oven cleaner.2003, Houghton Mifflin (publisher), The Best American Nonrequired Reading, page 197: