pasteboard

[peyst-bawrd, -bohrd]

paste·board

[peyst-bawrd, -bohrd]
noun
1.
a stiff, firm board made of sheets of paper pasted or layers of paper pulp pressed together.
2.
Older Slang. a card, as a visiting card or a playing card.
3.
Older Slang. a ticket, as for the theater.
adjective
4.
made of pasteboard.
5.
unsubstantial, flimsy, or sham.

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Pasteboard is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1540–50; paste + board

paste·board·y, adjective
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pasteboard (ˈpeɪstˌbɔːd)
 
n
1.  a.  a stiff board formed from layers of paper or pulp pasted together, esp as used in bookbinding
 b.  (as modifier): a pasteboard book cover
2.  slang a card or ticket
 
adj
3.  flimsy; insubstantial
4.  sham; fake

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