rollerboard

English

Etymology

By phonetic confusion with roller +‎ board

Noun

rollerboard (plural rollerboards)

  1. Misspelling of rollaboard.
    • 2008 April 13, “Letters: Carrying Your Stuff”, in New York Times‎:
      To maximize my chances of finding overhead bin space, I have a 21-inch-long rollerboard.
    • 2008, Candace Bushnell, Lipstick Jungle TV Tie-In:
      She began walking toward Seventh Avenue, carrying her valise, which now felt like it weighed about fifty pounds, and pulling the bedraggled rollerboard suitcase behind her.
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