Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trashpaper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trash-pa-per
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Paper that has been trashed, thrown away.

Example Sentences

"Compress 8 barrels of trashpaper into one ... E-Z BALER! Eliminate the dangerous, unsanitary, unsightly clutter of loose trashpaper with the new, improved E-Z BALER."
"Trashpaper compressor (1 EL-8)"
"It is estimated that Americans generate 5 lb. of trashpaper, bottles, cans—per person per day."
"During the only visit to the art table, five component acts were dealt with in a cluster: the table was washed, the trashpaper and paintbrushes were picked up, and the two nearby plants were watered (Cluster 7)."
"Fittingly unable to read, Krook selfishly guards his collection of trashpaper, corresponding to the legal documents his “brother” keeps in Chancery."
"Rusted watertanks in a yard strewn with trashpapers the wind had left."

Etymology

From trash + paper.

Inflected Forms

trashpapers (plural)

Questions

What does trashpaper mean?: Paper that has been trashed, thrown away.
Where does trashpaper come from?: From trash + paper.

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