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Definition of "shrink-wrapped" []

  • Contained in, for protection or shipping, a conforming plastic film that reduces in size during application to tightly hold the item. (adjective)

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Use "shrink-wrapped" in a sentence
  • "Picasso, one of the most political of artists, has been neutered, shrink-wrapped, comodified and de-contextualized."
  • "Remember those fork-lift pallets of shrink-wrapped hundred dollar bills that were "lost" during the Bush/Iraq War?"
  • "Under the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act, which is now languishing in the House, the Senate passed a version which only included a measly six cents more for school lunches, which are already shrink-wrapped concoctions of highly processed fat - and sugar-laden meals."
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