tinfoil
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Definition of tinfoil
: a paper-thin metal sheeting usually of aluminum or tin-lead alloy
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An orange candy wrapped in tinfoil and left in a car for most of an afternoon. — Caity Weaver, GQ, "A Review of the Delirious New Diet Coke Flavors," 23 Jan. 2018 These were the dark days of telephone booths (and long distance charges), rabbit-ear TV antennas wrapped with tinfoil to enhance reception, and cameras with flashcubes perched on top. — Southern Living, "6 Places Southerners Went to Be "In the Know" Before Facebook," 2 July 2018 When the crane comes from the oven, peel off the tinfoil and the feathered skin. — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, "Sandhill cranes make their annual short and noisy Interior Alaska stopover," 7 May 2018 Officers asked to search the vehicle and found several syringes with fluid in them and tinfoil with a powdery substance, police said. — Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, "Police: Cash drawer stolen from Northbrook salon," 1 May 2018 Everybody out there who's got issues, everybody who has got their tinfoil hat on that the white helmets did it, and Russia said the British did the chemical attack. — Fox News, "What does the US accomplish by striking Syria?," 13 Apr. 2018 Emily Fightmaster takes the stage in full tinfoil garb, belting out a hopeful tune as a gender-neutral alien. — Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, "Second City E.T.C.’s Gaslight District examines the perils of living in the age of alternative facts," 11 Apr. 2018 On Tuesday night, Sean Hannity went into full tinfoil-hat mode, declaiming that the plot against Trump is nothing short of staggering: This ... is so much bigger than Watergate. — Jeet Heer, New Republic, "Trump’s Cult of Personality Takes Paranoia to the Next Level," 26 Jan. 2018 Multiple Gunmen Perhaps the most enduring conspiracy theory owes its origins not to some crank in a tinfoil hat but rather to the U.S. House of Representatives. — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, "JFK assassination conspiracy theories: The grassy knoll, Umbrella Man, LBJ and Ted Cruz’s dad," 24 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tinfoil.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tinfoil
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English Language Learners Definition of tinfoil
: a thin sheet of shiny metal that is used especially for cooking or storing food
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Kids Definition of tinfoil
: a thin metal sheeting usually of aluminum or an alloy of tin and lead
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