tupperware

Proper noun

Noun

The plastic containers produced by that corporation; (trademark erosion) similar plastic containers produced by other corporations.

Origin

Tupper +‎ -ware. The product was invented in 1942 and named after its inventor, the Tupperware company's founder, Earl Tupper.

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