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==English== |
==English== |
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===Etymology=== |
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From {{compound|en|litter|bug}}. Coined in 1947 by New York copywriter Paul B. Gioni for The American Ad Council<ref>{{cite-web |title=Ad Council : Pollution: Keep America Beautiful - Iron Eyes Cody (1961-1983) |url=http://www.adcouncil.org/default.aspx?id=132 |accessdate=10 July 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030084003/http://www.adcouncil.org/default.aspx?id=132 |archivedate=30 October 2008 }}</ref> |
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===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{IPA|en|/ˈlɪtɚˌbʌɡ/|a=US}} |
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===Noun=== |
===Noun=== |
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{{en-noun}} |
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'''litterbug''' |
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# one who [[litter]]s |
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# {{lb|en|informal}} A person who tends to drop [[litter]] and not clean it up. |
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====Synonyms==== |
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* {{l|en|litter lout}} |
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====Alternate forms==== |
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* {{alt|en|litter bug|litter-bug}} |
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====Translations==== |
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{{trans-top|person who drops litter}} |
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* Finnish: {{t+|fi|roskaaja}} |
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* Malay: {{t|ms|kutu sampah}} |
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===References=== |
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{{C|en|People}} |
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Latest revision as of 10:10, 27 September 2024
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From litter + bug. Coined in 1947 by New York copywriter Paul B. Gioni for The American Ad Council[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]litterbug (plural litterbugs)
Synonyms
[edit]Alternate forms
[edit]Translations
[edit]person who drops litter
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References
[edit]- ^ “Ad Council : Pollution: Keep America Beautiful - Iron Eyes Cody (1961-1983)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2018 July 10 (last accessed), archived from the original on 30 October 2008