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Definition of cardboard cut-out noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cardboard cut-out

noun
 
/ˌkɑːdbɔːd ˈkʌt aʊt/
 
/ˌkɑːrdbɔːrd ˈkʌt aʊt/
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  1. a picture of somebody/something that is stuck on a piece of cardboard and cut out
    • There was a life-size cardboard cut-out of Elvis Presley in the shop window.
  2. a character in a book, film, TV show, etc. who does not seem like a real person
    • He plays the two-dimensional, cardboard cut-out villain.
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