Definition of tinfoil
:a paper-thin metal sheeting usually of aluminum or tin-lead alloy
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Wrap the leftover food in tinfoil.
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The prospect of Kennedy chairing a committee devoted to dangerous, tinfoil-hat medical theories was another sign that the Obama administration’s judicious approach was about to give way to a new age of ignorant darkness.
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The warnings were all over social media, on the news, and spread by word of mouth, urging you to get special eclipse glasses or make a viewing device using a box and some tinfoil.
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Fill up a whole grain tortilla, a collard or lettuce leaf, or even a slice of pita with veggies and protein, roll it up, pack it in tinfoil, throw it in your bag, and be on your merry way.
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Instead, Lively had her face covered entirely in green slime and her hair wrapped up in tinfoil.
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Russian collusion claims are no longer the exclusive province of tinfoil-hat conspiracy theorists.
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These days, the tinfoil-hat crowd gathers on Twitter.
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Fox News might be more suited for the tinfoil hat types.
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Police searched Belford's residence in the 2800 block of West 59th Street and found 174 tinfoil packets of heroin, Taczy said.
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First Known Use of tinfoil
14th century
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