labelscar
labelscar noun: an outline left behind by the removal of a sign from a building.
Noun
labelscar (plural labelscars)
- An outline left behind by the removal of a sign from a building.
- I love a good labelscar.2005 September 26, Steven Swain, “Eastland Mall – Tulsa, OK.”, in That Mall is sick and that Store is dead!, archived from the original on 25 May 2024
- As I got closer to the structure, I could just begin to discern some lettering out of the labelscar, followed by the inevitable palm to the forehead.2010 August 5, AmericanDirt, “Rolling back the pages of mega-retail history.”, in American Dirt, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2024
Examples of labelscar in a sentence
- It's not every day you see a labelscar as nasty as that one left by Old Navy.2019 July 3, The Gone-Ton (@gone_ton), Twitter:
- Labelscar of the Toronto Star at 1 Yonge2023 May 11, Jamie Bradburn (@jbcurio), Twitter:
Forms of labelscar
| plural | labelscars |
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Origin of labelscar
From label + scar, from label (“sign giving information about something to which it is attached”) + scar (“permanent mark resulting from damage”).
Questions about labelscar
- What does labelscar mean?
- Labelscar means an outline left behind by the removal of a sign from a building.
- How do you use labelscar in a sentence?
- It's not every day you see a labelscar as nasty as that one left by Old Navy.
- What part of speech is labelscar?
- Labelscar is a noun.
- What is the plural of labelscar?
- The plural of labelscar is labelscars.
Words near labelscar in the dictionary
Source and license
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