shoebox

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noun

The box in which shoes are sold.

“In one shoebox he had a whole collection of seeds he had saved from last year.”

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Meanings

nounshoebox (plural shoeboxes)

plural shoeboxes

  1. The box in which shoes are sold.

    In one shoebox he had a whole collection of seeds he had saved from last year.

  2. derogatoryfigurativelyA small, cramped residence or similar space.

    She wondered how come Ho had a garden when everyone she knew lived in shoeboxes.

    2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 249

Origin

From shoe + box.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鞋盒
  • 鞋盒 (xiéhé)box in which shoes are sold
Dutch schoenendoos
  • schoenendoosbox in which shoes are sold
Esperanto ŝuujo
  • ŝuujobox in which shoes are sold
Finnish kenkälaatikko
  • kenkälaatikkobox in which shoes are sold
French boîte à chaussures
  • boîte à chaussuresbox in which shoes are sold
German Schuhschachtel, Schuhkarton
  • Schuhschachtelbox in which shoes are sold
  • Schuhkartonbox in which shoes are sold
Hungarian cipősdoboz
  • cipősdobozbox in which shoes are sold
Italian scatola da scarpe
  • scatola da scarpebox in which shoes are sold
Japanese 靴箱
  • 靴箱 (kutsubako)box in which shoes are sold
Norwegian Bokmål skoeske
  • skoeskebox in which shoes are sold
Polish pudełko na buty
  • pudełko na butybox in which shoes are sold
Russian коробка для обуви, крохотная каморка
  • коробка для обуви (korobka dlja obuvi)box in which shoes are sold
  • крохотная каморка (kroxotnaja kamorka)a small, cramped residence or similar space.
Swedish skokartong
  • skokartongbox in which shoes are sold
Turkish ayakkabı kutusu
  • ayakkabı kutusubox in which shoes are sold
Cite this entry
APA

shoebox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoebox

MLA

“shoebox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoebox. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoebox,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoebox.

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