plain brown wrapper

noun

An obscuring cover or wrapper, originally to allow postal delivery of sexually explicit periodicals.

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Meanings

nounplain brown wrapper (plural plain brown wrappers)

plural plain brown wrappers

  1. An obscuring cover or wrapper, originally to allow postal delivery of sexually explicit periodicals.
  2. broadlyAny veil, disguise, or mask.
  3. broadlyAn act of dissimulation, camouflage; a cover-up.
  4. slangCB radioAn unmarked police car.

    Synonyms: plain wrapper

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn unmarked police car.

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APA

plain brown wrapper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain%20brown%20wrapper

MLA

“plain brown wrapper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain%20brown%20wrapper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plain brown wrapper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain%20brown%20wrapper.

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