pasteboard
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A person's visiting card.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
“We shall only have to leave our pasteboards, Arthur.” He used the word ‘pasteboards,’ having heard it from some of the ingenuous youth of the nobility about town, and as a modern phrase suited to Pen’s tender years.
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 “pasteboard” mean?
A person's visiting card.
Is “pasteboard” formal or informal?
pasteboard is generally slang.