paperweight
/ˈpeɪpərˌweɪt/
noun
- A small, heavy object placed on loose papers to keep them from blowing away.
- The glass paperweight held down the stack of bills on the counter.
- I bought a cute cat-shaped paperweight at the gift shop.
- She used a polished stone as a paperweight on her desk.
- Something that is useless or serves no real purpose, often said humorously about a device or object that doesn't work well.
- After the screen cracked, my tablet was just an expensive paperweight.
- If the software won't install, the laptop is just a fancy paperweight.
- This old printer has become nothing but a paperweight on my shelf.