Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the collective trade name for a type of plastic food-storage container with a translucent bottom and a close-fitting lid designed to seal the container tightly. It is in common use in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the U. S. It comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, suitable for storing a variety of items. Also used attributively.
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Examples
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I find that anything I package in tupperware-type containers makes it in the overseas moves (detergents, candles, batteries).
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There is no recipe for this one, just a joining of all the ingredients you have tucked in tupperware in your fridge - with a bit of mayo, salt and pepper.
Great Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwich Ideas | Baking Bites 2009
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There is no recipe for this one, just a joining of all the ingredients you have tucked in tupperware in your fridge - with a bit of mayo, salt and pepper.
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Bonuses: you keep your fridge full regardless of whether the tupperware is filled with food or not, and you free up cabinet space for other stuff.
Make Your Refrigerator Far More Efficient | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Pack in tupperware with layers of wax paper in between.
CHOCOLATE COVERED BLUEBERRIES Melissa 2008
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Pack in tupperware with layers of wax paper in between.
Archive 2008-05-01 Melissa 2008
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You can even mix it all up and put it in tupperware to use later (after a week or two it will effect the butter, but it can save time before events such as Thanksgiving)
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I've been bringing my snacks to work in tupperware instead of plastic baggies.
Wandering Wednesay kittenpie 2007
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Just look at Democrat William Jefferson who keeps his bribe money in tupperware in the freezer.
Sound Politics: Democrat House Candidate Deb Eddy Admits Theft of KCGOP Property 2006
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I store my leftovers in tupperware … shit, that IS how you spell that!
vanishedone commented on the word tupperware
Splendidly, there is some software known as T.U.P.P.E.R.
January 5, 2009