Tupperware
20
2.0
- proper noun
- /ˈtʌpərˌwɛr/
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Tupperware
- I'm not going to throw away the Tupperware, okay?
- Tupperware parties
- Tupperware container
- Tupperware bowl
So we have one Tupperware for a leftover Stew.
- So we have one Tupperware for a leftover Stew.
- And they handed us a Tupperware container full of the hormone.
- And can you send in a Tupperware container full of your excrement as well?
- You're taking it from the pan into the Tupperware container.
- All she did did was put some dish soap into the Tupperware.
- So every day she packed me a hot lunch in this like, Bento box Tupperware that was stacked.
- And now I have a tiny little ladder that I keep in my kitchen so I can reach the Tupperware lids.
- Time is the most expensive thing for for people with low incomes, they need pots, pans, cutting boards, knives, Tupperware.
- And then she Mama will do everything from be the Avon lady Tupperware selling toys for Christmas.
- I would be into it, but am I going to have to use up on my Tupperware to put it away?
- Here's your question, in which decade was the first Tupperware party held in the UKI reckon it's quite old.
- OK, same polymer garbage bags to Tupperware, same chemistry, isotactic to atactic.
- Cookware OK Chrissy taking Tupperware and that here's her apology.
Examples
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"Help" with clean-up by putting a few things into Tupperware containers.
Blog text (20) -
Please store the leftover pasta in a Tupperware container to keep it fresh.
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I would be into it, but am I going to have to use up on my Tupperware to put it away?
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I only ask you to return the Tupperware.
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Do not throw away that Tupperware.
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My mom did want me to invite you to her Tupperware party next week.
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To his disgust, he learned that his wife was having a Tupperware party at their home that evening.
Fiction book (1992) -
Anyway, if you're gonna get me something, get me something practical that I can use, like Tupperware.
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You're taking it from the pan into the Tupperware container.
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And throughout the week, your roommate comes rolling in, opens up the Tupperware where you have chopped up your celery and your carrots.
Synonyms
9
3.0
A plastic bag with a seal you close to keep food or small items fresh
7
1.3
A plastic box for keeping or carrying things
Surface Forms
Morphology
Tupperware = Tupper (semi-transparent) = Tupper + ware
The structure Tupper + -ware is formally clear (‑ware denotes a type of goods), but the proper name 'Tupper' is not informative to learners and the brandized meaning 'plastic food containers' is product-specific.
Etymology
Tupperware comes from its inventor Earl Tupper and the word ware, which means 'things' as in silverware. So Tupperware became the brand name for plastic food containers, and people now use the name for any similar plastic box.