plastic foam

American  

noun

1. expanded plastic.

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Etymology

Origin of plastic foam

First recorded in 1940–45

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plastic foam

Last July, a North Korean civilian tied plastic foam to his body for buoyancy and swam down the Korean Peninsula’s west coast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Across from the booth and above the bar, a pink-and-white television made from an iPad inside a plastic foam cooler plays old cereal commercials and clips from “I Love Lucy” and “Bewitched” on repeat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

Hassan Khan, a spokesperson for Rescue 1122 in Karachi, told BBC Urdu the shopping centre contains flammable materials such as plastic foam, cloth, carpets and perfume.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026

Among other works, the exhibit featured 21 arch-shaped gray structures made of cement and plastic foam, haphazardly splattered with colorful specks of paint, which called to mind both druid ruins and plumbing tubes.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

Mom gets up early and drags us out on Thanksgiving Day loaded with plastic foam coolers, like we’re going to starve right there on Fifth Avenue.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García