Teflon meaning
A tough, insoluble polymer, used in making nonsticking coatings, as for cookware, and in gaskets, bearings, electrical insulators, etc.
proper name
A trademark for a waxy, opaque material, polytetrafluoroethylene, employed as a coating on cooking utensils and in industrial applications to prevent sticking. This trademark often occurs in figurative contexts in print.
This substance, esp. as a coating.
noun
Regarded as having the ability to maintain one's standing or reputation in spite of scandal, wrongdoing, etc.
adjective
(trademark) Multiple film, resin, coatings, fabric and surface protectors made with PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) or fluoropolymer and surfactants not made with PTFE.
pronoun
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(informal) (of a politician) Having an undamageable reputation (by analogy with nonstick Teflon surfaces).
adjective
Origin of teflon
- Trade name.
From Wiktionary