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wall wart

wall wart noun: a power adapter containing a plug for the wall outlet.

Noun

wall wart (plural wall warts)

  1. (humorous, informal) A power adapter containing a plug for the wall outlet.

Forms of wall wart

pluralwall warts
alternative formwall-wart

Origin of wall wart

Referring to its unsightly protrusion from the wall socket.

Questions about wall wart

What does wall wart mean?
Wall wart means a power adapter containing a plug for the wall outlet.
What part of speech is wall wart?
Wall wart is a noun.
What is the plural of wall wart?
The plural of wall wart is wall warts.

Words near wall wart in the dictionary

  1. wall unit
  2. wall units
  3. wall up
  4. wall walk
  5. wall walks
  6. wall wart
  7. wall warts
  8. wall-clock time
  9. wall-crawler
  10. wall-crawlers
  11. wall-eye

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