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glad wrap

(Australia, New Zealand, sometimes, US) Thin plastic film used as a wrap for food, etc.

ˈɡlæd ˈɹæp170 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(Australia, New Zealand, sometimes, US) Thin plastic film used as a wrap for food, etc.

‘My best one was using a Coles bread cake,’ says Ngareta Rossell. ‘You could cut it in half, take out the centre, put in a phone or charger wrapped in glad wrap, put the top back on and wrap it all up in glad wrap so the guards could see…
Origin: From Glad Wrap, a trade mark owned by the Union Carbide Corporation. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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