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cereal box noun. Substandard head protection, particularly a poor quality hockey helmet.

Example Citation:
"I'm worried about Wayne [Gretzky] every time he steps on the ice wearing that cereal box."
—Brian Burke, quoted in Gare Joyce, "Hard heads shun safer helmets," The Globe and Mail

Related Words:
Gretzky's office
hockey-stick curve

Subject Category:
Culture - Sports and Recreation

Posted on December 6, 1997 at 9:26 AM


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