plastic foam

noun

1. expanded plastic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plastic foam¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The new New York Street was made to look like the city in the mid 20th century, a decision that required detailed craftsmanship such as window heads and sills that would have been carved out of wood in years past but were instead fabricated out of plastic foam and finished with plaster.

From Los Angeles Times

Energy drink cans made of tinfoil and mounds of cigarettes fashioned from plastic foam litter the paper desktops.

From New York Times

The installation, “Fake It, Fake It — Till You Fake It,” features plenty of charming, even funny details, like a box of plastic foam pizza slices or a couple of “I Heart NY” mugs.

From New York Times

“This? It’s barely a third of what we’d normally sell,” he said, his spatula chop-chop-chopping a trapezoidal piece of knafeh — exactly 4.4 ounces as advertised, a scale showed — and handing it to a patron on a plastic foam tray.

From Los Angeles Times

Brandon also pointed to proposed bans on specific products like single-use plastic cutlery and plastic foam foodware, which would be easier to pass on their own than as part of the whole Break Free package.

From Salon