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Tupperware
Tupperware is a classic example of a genericized trademark. When capitalized, it refers specifically to the brand of airtight plastic containers. When written in lowercase, it is used as a general term for any plastic food storage container, regardless of the manufacturer.
In casual conversation, the term often carries a connotation of domesticity and organization, but it is frequently associated with the common household frustration of having a cupboard full of containers without matching lids.
While "plastic container" is the technically accurate term, "tupperware" is far more common in spoken English due to its brevity and familiarity. It is used across all registers, from casual home settings to professional office environments when discussing meal prep.
Meanings
Examples
Put the leftovers in some tupperware so they stay fresh.
I forgot my tupperware at the office yesterday.
She packed a gourmet salad in a large tupperware container.
I need to buy more tupperware for the meal prep.
Just throw it in a bit of tupperware and put it in the fridge.
My grandmother still uses her original Tupperware set from the sixties.
The cupboard is overflowing with mismatched tupperware.
The cupboard is overflowing with mismatched tupperware.