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duotang

duotang noun: a type of folder with three prongs that is commonly used to store papers in elementary school settings.

Noun

duotang (plural duotangs)

  1. (Canada, genericized trademark) A type of folder with three prongs that is commonly used to store papers in elementary school settings.
    • One of the students is really messy — his worksheets are always falling out of his duotang.
    • Also what the heck are the origins of the words "Duatang" and "Touque"? These words seem to be uniquely Canadian. [...] Editor's Note: According to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Duo-Tang is a "proprietary" term (i.e., a company enjoys trademark protection) for a type of folder for looseleaf paper.2001 August 30, “Sundry Letters”, in Words: Woe & Wonder (forum), retrieved 12 Jul 2024

Forms of duotang

pluralduotangs

Origin of duotang

A genericization of the brand name Duo-Tang.

Questions about duotang

What does duotang mean?
Duotang means a type of folder with three prongs that is commonly used to store papers in elementary school settings.
What part of speech is duotang?
Duotang is a noun.
What is the plural of duotang?
The plural of duotang is duotangs.

Words near duotang in the dictionary

  1. duosyllabic
  2. duosyllable
  3. duosyllables
  4. duotage
  5. duotages
  6. duotang
  7. duotangs
  8. duotensor
  9. duotensorial
  10. duotensors
  11. duotheism

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