Tupperware
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Tupperware
C20: Tupper , US manufacturing company + ware 1
Example Sentences
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It arrives on your table like a relic from another life—hand-labeled Tupperware, chipped floral plates, backyard block parties—but somehow manages to feel both nostalgic and slightly scandalous.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
She’s remained on top as technology like foam injected composite rackets has lifted pickleball from Tupperware flurries to intense athletic slugfests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Once unpacked from their toolboxes and Tupperware, the supplies lay like a potluck spread, free for the taking.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025
TikTokers like Julie Kay and Catherine Benson make hay from the visual splendor of the well-apportioned kitchen, stocking their refrigerators like a particularly fancy hotel minibar and doing things with Tupperware you could never imagine.
From Slate • Mar. 15, 2025
I put the leftover cupcakes in a Tupperware container so Dad could bring them to work the next day.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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