Chateau Cardboard

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Meaning · English

Box wine.

Register: humorous, slang

Where it’s used: Used Australian English

Examples

We were sitting around the campfire after dinner, enjoying our Chateau Cardboard. The colonel was only a one-glass drinker but the girls had developed quite a thirst.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “Chateau Cardboard” mean?

Box wine.

Is “Chateau Cardboard” formal or informal?

Chateau Cardboard is generally humorous, slang.