notepad

[ noht-pad ]

noun

1. a pad of blank pages for writing notes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of notepad¹

First recorded in 1920–25; note + pad ¹

Example Sentences

“Hand to God, I wrote those lyrics, completely asleep, on a notepad on tour,” she says, “and I completely forgot about them until we were two days away from handing the album in.”

From BBC

Tom Tugendhat appeared to enjoy the Conservative Party Conference – handing out tat, sorry, memorabilia to anyone willing to take it: smarties, baseball caps, pens, notepads, even lollipops with a picture of him in the middle.

From BBC

Both candidates will only have a pen, notepad and water bottle, and cannot interact with campaign staff during commercial breaks.

From BBC

Each section starts with Rhiannon and actor and interpreter Thomas Simper enacting extracts from Beethoven’s conversation books - notepads he carried to converse with his friends as he was losing his hearing.

From BBC

A similar message is written in marker on the front page of each of his notepads:

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• notebook
• paper