paper dragon
paper dragon noun: a hand puppet shaped like the head of a dragon or other animal, usually made from paper or cardboard, with an operational mouth.
Noun
paper dragon (plural paper dragons)
- A hand puppet shaped like the head of a dragon or other animal, usually made from paper or cardboard, with an operational mouth.
- I made a paper dragon (I'll make a better clip later)2023 July 18, @rayadraws, Twitter
- Im going to make an ocean / seawing paper dragon, should be done about tomorrow! Edit: It’s done! Posting soon, thinking of posting on yt and TikTok..2024 January 6, u/ResourceMost4027, “My first dragon!”, in r/dragon, Reddit
Forms of paper dragon
| plural | paper dragons |
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Origin of paper dragon
From paper + dragon. Originated in this sense in c.2021 and popularised on the video-sharing social media service TikTok.
Questions about paper dragon
- What does paper dragon mean?
- Paper dragon means a hand puppet shaped like the head of a dragon or other animal, usually made from paper or cardboard, with an operational mouth.
- What part of speech is paper dragon?
- Paper dragon is a noun.
- What is the plural of paper dragon?
- The plural of paper dragon is paper dragons.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: paper dragon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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