(pharmaceutical drug, US) A brand name for ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
6. Good question, do I use all my nicknames? Oh well, here’s the list. Apple, waffle, oven, microwave, heater, NRVS (pronounced nerves or nervous), Fen, Fendy, Advil, Ad, Nix, or Nixie. If you ask about the first…
I have upstairs Advil and downstairs Advil
(pharmaceutical drug, US) A brand name for ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
needed to sit down. His back and legs were killing him. "You'll be okay," I assured him. "You just need to shake off the rust."I gave him a couple of Advil and, after a few minutes, urged him back onto the track.
Advil means: A brand name for ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Advil means: A brand name for ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
Advil means: A brand name for ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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I always found training sores lasted about 3 days. Stay hydrated and take an Advil if you can!
“6. Good question, do I use all my nicknames? Oh well, here’s the list. Apple, waffle, oven, microwave, heater, NRVS (pronounced nerves or nervous), Fen, Fendy, Advil, Ad, Nix, or Nixie. If you ask about the first 5 names, very unrelated but I legit was called that irl. 🤣”
“I have upstairs Advil and downstairs Advil”
“I always found training sores lasted about 3 days. Stay hydrated and take an Advil if you can!”
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(pharmaceutical drug) ; also DXM.