trapper keeper

Flap-closure binder

A trapper keeper is a brand of loose-leaf binder popular among American schoolchildren, especially in the 1980s and 1990s.

It featured folders with pockets, rings for paper, and a flap that wrapped around and fastened with Velcro.

The term became generic for any similar school organizer: I kept all my homework in my trapper keeper.

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velcro · 80s · nostalgia · notebook · pockets · organizer · supplies · backpack · homework · Lisa Frank · colorful · plastic · papers · locker · study hall · classroom · rings · loose leaf

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Opposites
organizational sophistication

trapper keeperloose papers

manila folder · paper clip · rubber band · junk drawer

containment method

trapper keeperclipboard

Rigid paper-holding surface

paper clip · open file

cultural/generational signifier

trapper keeperiPad

Apple's tablet device

tablet · Google Drive · cloud storage · laptop · OneNote

Family

trapper, keeper, trap, keep, trapped, trapping, traps, keeps, keeping

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G