litterbug
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈlɪtərˌbʌg/
- Informal
:
maleducado
- The city organized a campaign to raise awareness about the issue of litterbugs and encourage proper waste disposal.
Examples
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I got to clean up after litterbugs and didn't have to talk to anybody.
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"Oh, it's a litterbug," says Phyllis.
Fiction book (2000) -
I cut my arm on a beer bottle some jerk litterbug tossed here ages ago.
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Here comes the litterbug!
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The guy's a litterbug.
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Earl's a litterbug.
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Perhaps any group of people might contain some who might be irresponsible, or wackadoodles, or litterbugs.
Blog text (11) -
The park was filled with trash after the picnic, and everyone blamed the litterbug who left their garbage behind.
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To combat littering, local authorities decided to fine litterbugs who fail to clean up after themselves.
Synonyms
A person who drops trash in public places
A person who drops rubbish in public places where it is not allowed
Antonyms
How Careless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Litterbug joins litter ('rubbish or things dropped') and bug ('insect', used to mean an annoying person). Think of someone who leaves trash everywhere like a small annoying creature — that's why a litterbug is a person who carelessly drops litter instead of putting it in a bin.