cardboard box

== English == === Alternative forms === cardboard-box (nonstandard) === Etymology === The rhyming slang sense alludes to pox. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːd.bɔːd bɒks/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹd.bɔɹd bɑks/ === Noun === cardboard box (plural cardboard boxes) An industrially prefabricated box made from cardboard, primarily used for packaging goods or materials and often recycled. A corrugated box. (Cockney rhyming slang) Syphilis. (slang, derogatory, uncommon) Someone who is very dull and uninteresting. Near-synonyms: L7, square, stiff, robot, NPC ==== Usage notes ==== Many industry specialists seek to distinguish between cardboard box and corrugated box, using the term cardboard box only to describe boxes made from cardboard. [1] ==== Hypernyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== carton === References === cardboard box on Wikipedia.Wikipedia