plastic
A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
Other meanings
Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.
“I knew the war between cash and credit cards was over and plastic had won, hands down, when even Mickey D's started taking credit and debit cards.”
Insincerity; fakeness; a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population; a narcissistic, affected person.
Related words
- black plastic crap
- bioplastic
- microplastic
- nanoplastic
- plasticard
- pyroplastic
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "πλαστικός".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “plastic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.