bicarbn.
/bʌɪˈkɑːb/ colloquial.
Bicarbonate of soda (see bi- comb. form 3).
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1922 S. Lewis Babbitt xxxiii. 381 Bad indigestion? Shall I get you some bicarb?
1947 P. G. Wodehouse Full Moon ii. 35 The sort of hangover which makes a man lose interest in anything but bicarb of soda.
1952 M. Steen Phoenix Rising iii. 61 Tell me where I can find the bi-carb., and I'll mix you a charge that will jolt your ridiculous stomach into order.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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