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cardboard box

An industrially prefabricated box made from cardboard, primarily used for packaging goods or materials and often recycled.

ˈkɑːd.bɔːd bɒksCurrent153 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 26, 2026UK

An industrially prefabricated box made from cardboard, primarily used for packaging goods or materials and often recycled.

Origin: The rhyming slang sense alludes to pox. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 26, 2026UK

A corrugated box.

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  • “Oh lord, I did that this morning for a weathered cardboard box that looked like a deer that was curled up!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “have you ever lived in a cardboard box in the rain?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Like I’d genuinely prefer a cardboard box over the Republican spray painted blue.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “You do know we're all going to take Kenny's side after you frightened him with a big cardboard box, rather than yours for having to clean wee up...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 26, 2026UK

(Cockney rhyming slang) Syphilis.

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  • “Cardboard Boxcutter on Cardboard Box = Not Effective. Boxcutter on Box made of Boxcutters = Not too Effective. Bone Boxcutter on Bone Box = Effective. Exception that proves the rule?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Only Scottish Labour can beat the SNP, the empty cardboard box disagrees. gregmoodie.com/election-ref...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Just shove him into a cheap cardboard box and bury it 6, nay 60 feet under the wing formerly known as East. Should keep him safe enough ...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “he was birthed from a cardboard box just like his bf <33 soon (hopefully) he will be clothed in silly labubu clothes like his bf too”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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