tippexEtymologyTipp-Ex is originally a trademark, owned since 1997 by Société Bic. Its use in the general sense is an example of trademark erosion. The first component is from the German verb tippen (“to type”), and the second from Latin ex.tippex means A particular brand of correction fluid, or correction fluid in general. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.nounA particular brand of correction fluid, or correction fluid in general.“If an application form is completed incorrectly or there's Tippex on it or the spelling is incorrect, then frankly I do not have the time or the patience to think that we will recruit that person...”A particular brand of correction tape, or correction tape in general.verbTo delete using correction fluid.“Lara also ends on an imminent return to “my island—the 'Great' Tippexed out of it,” with the lines: “It is time to leave./ Back to London, across international time zones, I step out of Heathrow and into my future.””