> Pretty sure it's actually "cotton buds". That's what they are called outside America. The generic term is "cotton swab" in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/

> Pretty sure it's actually "cotton buds". That's what they are called outside America. The generic term is "cotton swab" in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_swab https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_swab However, I've literally never heard the term "cotton tipped swabs" used anywhere.