cardboard box

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cardboard box

/ˈkɑːd.bɔːd bɒks/ UK
/ˈkɑɹd.bɔɹd bɑks/ US

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The rhyming slang sense alludes to pox.

noun cardboard boxes · cardboard-box

An industrially prefabricated box made from cardboard, primarily used for packaging goods or materials and often recycled.
A corrugated box.
Cockney, slang Syphilis.
derogatory, slang, uncommon Someone who is very dull and uninteresting. Near-synonyms: L7, square, stiff, robot, NPC
Similar: L7, square, stiff, robot, NPC

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noun container

Español	caja de cartón
한국어	골판지 상자 golpanji sangja
日本語	段ボール箱 dan bōru bako
中文	紙箱 /纸箱 zhǐxiāng, 瓦楞紙盒 /瓦楞纸盒 wǎlèng zhǐhé
Português	caixa de papelão
Français	carton
Deutsch	Pappkarton, Pappschachtel
Italiano	scatola di cartone
Ελληνικά	χαρτοκιβώτιο chartokivótio
Română	cutie de carton
Русский	карто́нная коро́бка kartónnaja koróbka, карто́нка kartónka

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@misc{cardboard_box_2026,
  title = {cardboard box},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cardboard%20box},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}