polysleeve

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noun

A clear plastic sleeve, usually closed on two or three sides, often used to contain CDs, trading cards, first day covers and other collectables.

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Meanings

nounpolysleeve (plural polysleeves)

plural polysleeves

  1. A clear plastic sleeve, usually closed on two or three sides, often used to contain CDs, trading cards, first day covers and other collectables.

    It takes two $1.00 CDs and about 30-45 minutes for me to burn a couple of discs in the background while I am doing other things. Postage for 2 CDs in a .15 cent polysleeve is not even a dollar.

    2001 May 17, Michael Sheehan, “Re: U2 BOOTLEGS! LOTS OF ELEVATION SHOWS!!”, in alt.music.u2 (Usenet)

Origin

From poly- + sleeve (“protective jacket or case”).

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APA

polysleeve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysleeve

MLA

“polysleeve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysleeve. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polysleeve,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysleeve.

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