Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. uncountable Used attributively of self-assembly furniture
- n. electronics A surface-mounted circuit board with leads attached in the plane of the board
Examples
“By the exploded diagram, it looks as though this could possibly be shipped in flatpack-ish form to dealers who have an assembly facility on-site.”
“We drove out of town to pick up flatpack kits and we ferried people to and from the station or the airport.”
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“I can rewire a plug, and hang pictures, and I can put up flatpack furniture better than anyone else I know (probably due to my unusually good spatial awareness).”
“The chair, which requires assembly of four flatpack plywood strips, is available at A+R, in Venice, Calif., for $285.”
“Where Wallander gave us a noir vision of modern Sweden – brutal murders, long dark nights, and a distinct lack of flatpack furniture – this is a slightly lighter proposition.”
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“Look out for beautiful Chibi lamps from Hiroshi Tsunoda, tempting flatpack racks from the Damaris & Marc studio, Myvinilo multicoloured vinyl and glowing Mathmos touch lamps.”
“I'd like to see the cats actually have a go at assembling an Ikea flatpack”
“And I'd like to see that mob actually have a go at assembling an Ikea flatpack.”
“It's like getting the instructions to a piece of flatpack furniture only to find that everything after the third instruction is missing.”
“On the menu you will find various useful phrases translated into Swedish, including "I hate flatpack furniture" and – either a typo or very subtle satire, this – "Sven bought out the best in English football".”
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johnmperry The term generally relates to items of furniture that have been specially designed to be taken away from stores, their component parts packed flat to minimize size, and assembled by consumers in their homes. This aspect of self-assembly has been simplified as far as possible and requires only very basic tools such as a screwdriver and a minimal level of skill. Jun 20, 2008