wet cardboard
Soaked packing material
Wet cardboard is cardboard that has absorbed moisture, becoming soft, weak, and prone to tearing.
The phrase often appears in comparisons suggesting flimsy inadequacy: The defense collapsed like wet cardboard.
Describing food as tasting like wet cardboard means it's bland and unpleasant—flavorless with an off-putting texture.
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
- dampSlightly wet
- rainy seasonExtended period of precipitation
- mustyStale from dampness
- moldyCovered in fungal growth
collapsed · falling apart · pulp · boxes · moving day · rain · basement · storage unit · recycling · recycling bin · flimsy · smell · decomposing · sagging · brown · corrugated · soaked · water damage
- musty smellsdank, fusty, mildew, mold smell, damp basement