Etch A Sketch

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A mechanical drawing toy operated by two knobs moving an enclosed stylus horizontally and vertically.

Origin

  • Coined by the Ohio Art Company circa 1959–1962; previously known (in French) as L'Ecran Magique ("magic screen").

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