Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cardboard cut-out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
card-board- -cut-out
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of card that has been cut into a particular shape, especially the shape of a person with that person depicted on it.

noun

A character in a movie, book, or other work who is depicted as inauthentic, generic, or one-dimensional.

Inflected Forms

cardboard cut-outs (plural) cardboard cutout (alternative)

Questions

What does cardboard cut-out mean?
A piece of card that has been cut into a particular shape, especially the shape of a person with that person depicted on it.

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