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litterbug

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɪtɚˌbʌɡ/Part of speech nounSorted begilrttuStarts with LEnds with G0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a person who litters public places with refuse

Word origin

From litter + bug. Coined in 1947 by New York copywriter Paul B. Gioni for The American Ad Council, perhaps punning on jitterbug.

Used in a sentence

  • […] 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 litterbug
  • Pretending a litterbug and a spree killer have committed equivalent infractions doesn’t make people safer.
  • Mr. Doherty was known to publicly berate litterbugs and upbraid motorists whose stranded cars prevented plows from clearing snow.

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