In English, “biro” is the generic name for what is known elsewhere as a “ball-point” or “ball pen”. There may of course still be a “Biro” company somewhere, separate to that.
[Edit] I mean English as in “language spoken in England” - I’m sure some of the other “Englishes” use a different word.
I think actual Bic-from-the-Bic-Company biros tend to be pretty good (especially the orange ones with black lids).
For a truly scratchy experience, you need a cheap, unbranded biro.
Biro is a brand
In English, “biro” is the generic name for what is known elsewhere as a “ball-point” or “ball pen”. There may of course still be a “Biro” company somewhere, separate to that.
[Edit] I mean English as in “language spoken in England” - I’m sure some of the other “Englishes” use a different word.
Its like googling something, i use the term even when i’m not on google. Biro is used as a generic term for pens a lot of the time.