Meanings
Origin
Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ダストボックス (dasutobokkusu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from dust + box.
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APA
dust box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dust%20box
MLA
“dust box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dust%20box. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dust box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dust%20box.
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