litterbug
US/ˈlɪtɚˌbʌɡ/
litterbug noun: a person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up.
Noun
litterbug (plural litterbugs)
- A person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up.
- […] I mean I'm sittin' here, on the Group W bench, 'cause you want to know if I'm moral enough to join the army, burn women, kids, houses and villages, after being a litterbug1967, Arlo Guthrie, “Alice's Restaurant”
- Pretending a litterbug and a spree killer have committed equivalent infractions doesn’t make people safer.2021 January 8, Nicole Hemmer, “The striking parallels between the assaults on Charlottesville and the Capitol”, in CNN
- Synonyms:
- litter lout
litterbug meaning in Malay
litterbug in Malay
- person who drops litter
- kutu sampah
Synonyms of litterbug
Forms of litterbug
| plural | litterbugs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | litter bug |
| alternative form | litter-bug |
Origin of litterbug
From litter + bug. Coined in 1947 by New York copywriter Paul B. Gioni for The American Ad Council, perhaps punning on jitterbug.
Questions about litterbug
- What does litterbug mean?
- Litterbug means a person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up.
- What is litterbug in Malay?
- Litterbug in Malay is kutu sampah. See Litterbug meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is litterbug?
- Litterbug is a noun.
- How do you pronounce litterbug?
- Litterbug is pronounced /ˈlɪtɚˌbʌɡ/ (US).
- What is the plural of litterbug?
- The plural of litterbug is litterbugs.
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