Botox

1 of 2

trademark

Bo·​tox ˈbō-ˌtäks 

—used for a preparation of botulinum toxin

Botox

2 of 2

verb

variants or botox

Botoxed or botoxed; Botoxing or botoxing

transitive verb

: to inject botulinum toxin into (part of the body and especially part of the face) especially for cosmetic purposes (as to minimize wrinkles)

… has considered botoxing her forehead between her eyes.

—Rebecca Mead

And like thousands of other women who have been Botoxed and were pleased with the results, she's pursuing new and better ways of using a syringe to erase the other signs of aging on her face.

—Unmesh Kher

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Botox

• checkbox
• comox
• cornstalks
• cowpox
• crosswalks
• deadlocks
• detox
• feedstocks
• firebox
• gearbox
• hemlocks
• icebox

Medical Definition

Botox

1 of 2 trademark

Bo·​tox

ˈbō-ˌtäks

—used for a preparation of botulinum toxin type A

Botox

2 of 2 transitive verb

: to inject botulinum toxin into (part of the body and especially part of the face) usually for cosmetic purposes (as to minimize wrinkles)

And like thousands of other women who have been Botoxed and were pleased with the results, she's pursuing new and better ways of using a syringe to erase the other signs of aging on her face.

—Unmesh Kher, Time