Tupperware
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Tupperware
C20: Tupper , US manufacturing company + ware 1
Example Sentences
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She invested in quality food-storage containers — the same Tupperware she has used for 30 years — which keep her fruits and vegetables fresh longer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
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
Big food companies like General Mills and Conagra say economic pressures have more people cooking from scratch, and scraping their plates into Tupperware containers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 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
She’s sold Tupperware, magazines, and pretty junk for kitchen walls.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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