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cardboardy en · ADJ

Etymology

From cardboard + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Resembling cardboard.
   • Archie never becomes more than a cardboardy cutout figure — a well-meaning, not-too-bright social climber with a dislike of “heavy conversations,” a fellow who “wanted to wear a club tie — the right tie, not all clubs being equal.” 2007 January 11, Michiko Kakutani, “Hurdles in Harvard Yard and the World Beyond”, in New York Times:

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