Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "bandbox" ƙaramin akwati ne, mara nauyi ko akwatin da ake amfani da shi don ɗauka ko adana kayan tufafi masu laushi, kamar huluna. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga wani abu mai kyau, tsafta, kuma a cikin yanayi mai kyau, kamar a cikin jumlar "a cikin yanayin ɗaki." Ƙari ga haka, ana iya amfani da shi wajen kwatanta wani abu da ake girgizawa cikin sauƙi ko kuma a murƙushe shi, kamar yadda yake a cikin furcin “jalted kamar akwatin bandeji.”