standee
Syllables: stand·ee/stanˈdiː/US/stænˈdi/
standee noun: somebody who is forced to stand up, for example, on a crowded bus.
Noun
standee (plural standees)
- Somebody who is forced to stand up, for example, on a crowded bus.
- Recently I received a letter from Mr. A. H. Maclean, who travelled north by the 11-coach "Flying Scotsman", and remarked that the train "was filled to capacity and we were forced to stand in the corridor"—for nearly 270 miles— [...] Obviously the diesel was working well below her load capacity on...1959 September, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 430–431
- A free-standing, rigid print, usually of a person or character (often life-sized), meant as a representation of a 3d object, commonly displayed for advertising and promotional purposes.
- He took a picture of me with a standee of Darth Vader at the premiere of Star Wars: Episode III.
- Synonyms:
- cut-out
- A board game piece made of upright cardboard inserted into a plastic base.
- I've always found the best thing to do with standees is to stick a small strip of clear tape to the edge of the cardboard that will be inserted into the stand. This prevents the shredding/tearing problem.2009 March 4, Martin Manning, BoardGameGeek
- A kind of stackable bunk for sleeping.
Synonyms of standee
Forms of standee
| plural | standees |
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Origin of standee
From stand + -ee.
Words that rhyme with standee
Questions about standee
- What does standee mean?
- Standee means somebody who is forced to stand up, for example, on a crowded bus.
- What part of speech is standee?
- Standee is a noun.
- How do you pronounce standee?
- Standee is pronounced /stanˈdiː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of standee?
- The plural of standee is standees.
Words near standee in the dictionary
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