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Vim2|vɪm|
Also vim.
[Cf. vim1.]
The proprietary name of a brand of detergent. Hence vim v. trans., to clean with Vim.
1894Trade Marks Jrnl. 6 June 484/1 Vim... All goods included in Class 48. Lever Brothers, Limited, Port Sunlight, near Birkenhead; soap manufacturers. 1926R. Macaulay Crewe Train ii. x. 179 Denham looked vaguely at the vim. ‘For the sink,’ her aunt explained. ‘And I've got you a..brush. That's to scrub the vim in with.’ ‘Thank you very much,’ said Denham, doubtfully; ‘I don't know how much I shall vim the sink, though.’ 1948‘N. Shute’ No Highway viii. 205 Shirley collected scrubbers and soap and Vim and a dustpan and brush. 1968Listener 14 Mar. 359/1 The real battle, though, is with the Saturday-night dancers who put down French chalk to make the floor slippery. The badminton players retaliate—of old with Vim or a mixture of tea-leaves, sand and water. 1976T. Sharpe Wilt ii. 11 She got the washing-up done..and the bath Vimmed. |