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For anyone else like me that was unaware, "gaylord" is a genericized term for a bulk box. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulk_box https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B
by boomboomsubban 4y ago
For anyone else like me that was unaware, "gaylord" is a genericized term for a bulk box. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulk_box https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulk_box
- benjaminpv 4y agoI was gonna say, from context it was clear it's some sorta container but I'd never heard it used that way.
- Aloha 4y agoFor years I'd thought it was a universal term - the blank looks on peoples faces when I used it, eventually clued me otherwise.
- ok123456 4y agoIt's also a, not so popular these days, first name.
- reaperducer 4y agoIt's also a, not so popular these days, first name. It remains a very prominent surname in Nashville business. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaylord_Opryland_Resort_%26_Convention_Center https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaylord_Opryland_Resort_%26_...
- boomboomsubban 4y agoThat's where the box got the name, but it was clear the gaylord in the story wasn't someone's name.
- ojhughes 4y agoAlso a common playground insult