Meaning & use
tupperware sound
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Meanings
nounsingularinformalslang
An informal internet term for the hollow clicking and snapping noise made by plastic food-storage containers when they are opened, closed, or tapped.
Grammar: Usually used with 'the' and treated as a singular noun: the tupperware sound. It is rarely plural.
Patterns
- the tupperware sound
- make the tupperware sound
- hear the tupperware sound
She opened the fridge and made the tupperware sound as she pulled the lid off the salad box.
In the video, the tupperware sound of the lid snapping shut made everyone laugh.
I can always hear the tupperware sound when my roommate puts away leftovers.
nounsingularinformalslangfigurative
A joking online label for a short audio clip or sound effect that resembles plastic containers being tapped, clicked, or sealed.
Grammar: Often used after 'a' when referring to one specific clip: a tupperware sound. It is countable in this sense in casual speech.
Patterns
- a tupperware sound
- post a tupperware sound
- use a tupperware sound
He added a tupperware sound to the video every time the character bumped into something.
That tupperware sound you used in the edit is actually a recording of a plastic box.
People in the comments kept asking where to find that tupperware sound.
Common combinations
- make the tupperware sound
- Be careful not to make the tupperware sound while everyone is asleep.
- the tupperware sound of a lid
- The tupperware sound of a lid closing echoed through the quiet kitchen.
- hear the tupperware sound
- You can hear the tupperware sound from the next room.
- a tupperware sound effect
- The editor dropped in a tupperware sound effect for comic effect.
- the whole tupperware sound thing
- I don't really get the whole tupperware sound thing, but it's funny.
Synonyms and how they differ
- plastic container noise
- A plain descriptive phrase rather than slang; use it when you want to be clear and neutral.
- click
- A click is one short sharp sound, while the tupperware sound usually suggests a repeated or hollow plastic noise.
- snap
- A snap is the sudden sound of a lid or catch closing, which is only one part of the tupperware sound.
Word family
- Tupperware noun
- A trademarked brand name for plastic food-storage containers, often written with a capital T.
Commonly confused: tupperware sound or Tupperware?
tupperware sound vs Tupperware
Tupperware is the brand name of the containers themselves, while the tupperware sound refers only to the noise they make.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'tupperware sound' most naturally?
Choose one answer.
'Tupperware sound' works as a noun phrase after 'made', so option 0 fits. The other options try to use it as a verb or adjective, which is not how this slang term works.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “tupperware sound”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.