foam peanuts

Box cushioning pieces

Foam peanuts are small pieces of expanded polystyrene used as packing material to cushion fragile items during shipping.

Their roughly peanut-like shape allows them to interlock loosely and fill irregular spaces around objects.

Also called packing peanuts or, by the brand name, Styrofoam peanuts: The box was stuffed with foam peanuts.

Related

boxes · static · static electricity · squeaky · lightweight · biodegradable · corn starch · loose · fill · cling · crumble · white · popcorn · cardboard · fragile · protection · crunchy · annoying

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Opposites
packing material type

foam peanutskraft paper

Coarse brown wrapping material

bubble wrap · excelsior · shrink wrap · air pillows · crumpled paper

environmental sustainability

foam peanutscompostable packaging

Materials that decompose naturally

eco-friendly packaging

material density and structure

foam peanutslead weights

Heavy metal for sinking

concrete · sandbags · stone

Family

foam, peanut, foams, foamed, foaming, foamy, peanuts

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G