shoebox

See also: shoe box

English

Etymology

From shoe +‎ box.

Pronunciation

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Noun

shoebox (plural shoeboxes)

  1. The box in which shoes are sold.
    In one shoebox he had a whole collection of seeds he had saved from last year.
  2. (figurative, derogatory) A small, cramped residence or similar space.
    • 2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 249:
      She wondered how come Ho had a garden when everyone she knew lived in shoeboxes.

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