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Genericized trademark of BIRO, named after László Bíró, the inventor of the first commercially succesful ballpoint pen.

countable, uncountable A Biro brand ballpoint pen. Biro MARKS A TURNING POINT IN THE HISTORY OF Writing "BIRO" is unique: it writes with a ballpoint — a point that never goes wrong, never floods, bends or splutters — a point that rolls your writing on to the paper with effortless ease. "BIRO" ink dries as you write; you cannot smudge it; you need no
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, broadly, countable, uncountable Any ballpoint pen. Massimo's finger was poised above red on his multi-coloured biro like a kangaroo frozen in headlights.
broadly, uncountable Ink from a ballpoint pen. ‘My very creative 2-year-old son used my good friend′s white polyester Roman blinds as a canvas,’ says Jacqui. They′re now covered in blue biro. And although my friend isn′t too bothered by the biro, I am! Can you help?′