Home › Words › F › formicaformica/fɔɹˈmaɪkə/formica · name — A plastic laminate material.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).formica is pronounced /fɔɹˈmaɪkə/.EtymologyCoined in 1913 as a brand name for the material and the company producing it. Formica was originally intended as a replacement “for mica”, which was then commonly used for electrical insulation.nameA plastic laminate material.e.g.“She creamed in her jeans as he picked up her knees / From off of the Formica topped bar” — 1978, Lou Reed, “Street Hassle”, in Street Hassle:nounA heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).