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Pimple vs Pox - What's the difference?

pimple | pox |

As nouns the difference between pimple and pox

is that pimple is an inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus while pox is a disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.

As verbs the difference between pimple and pox

is that pimple is to develop pimples while pox is to infect with the pox, or syphilis.

pimple

English

(wikipedia pimple)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.
    • I had to pop that embarrassing pimple , it was huge and red and on the tip of my nose .
  • (slang) An annoying person.
    • He's such a pimple ! I wish he'd stop being so irritating!

    Synonyms

    * acker (old Australian slang) * acne * pustule * spot (qualifier) * zit (qualifier)

    Related terms

    * pimpled * pimply

    See also

    * blackhead * whitehead

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To develop pimples

    • pox

    English

    (wikipedia pox)

    Noun

    (es)
  • (pathology) A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.
  • Syphilis.

    • Derived terms

    * poxy * chickenpox * cowpox * smallpox

    Verb

  • (dated) To infect with the pox, or syphilis.
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    Noun

    (head)
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