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cardboard

card·board

UK/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/ US/ˈkɑɹdˌbɔɹd/ fairly common

noun

adjective

1.

resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness

  • “apartments with cardboard walls”
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2.

without substance

  • “cardboard caricatures of historical figures”
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Origin

From card + board.

Phrases

  • cardboard box
  • cardboard city
  • cardboard cut-out
  • cardboard cutout
  • corrugated cardboard

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