tiger balm

English

Etymology

From a trade name.

Noun

tiger balm (countable and uncountable, plural tiger balms)

  1. A liniment containing camphor, menthol, etc., intended for pain relief.
    • 2000, T. C. Huo, Land of Smiles, page 24:
      In the daytime her adult students earned their living in the market as vendors of mosquito coils, toilet paper, batteries, flashlights, tiger balms.
    • 2012, Noel Watson, Bolters and Coolers: Tales of a Bouncer, Bodyguard and Cook
      Rod and Tony are having a few drinks at the Herdsman Hotel and INXS were playing a live gig that night. Although I still smell of sweat and tiger balm I join them […]
    • 2015, Amanda Lohrey, The Best Australian Stories 2015
      Deb actually felt sorry for her then, in spite of everything. But she also wanted to get out of there, away from the smells of burning rubbish and fish sauce and tiger balm; away from Luke's mum.
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