poster boy
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- noun
- /ˈpoʊstər bɔɪ/
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ejemplo
- Thus, BP has become the poster boy for refinery and pipeline disasters in recent years.
And Mike was the number one UK poster boy for for USC.
- And Mike was the number one UK poster boy for for USC.
- And I have to look beyond color and I can't, I can't be the poster boy for the cause, any cause.
- Over a few days, SBF went from one of the richest people in the world to the poster boy of the biggest crypto collapse to date.
- So he's not the poster boy for the best, you know, free market actor when you know, he's got so many deals with government for, you know, subsidies to his product.
- Harry Styles beauty brand pleasing just got a new poster boy.
- And I'm like, this is not, this is, you know, this is not how you change the meat system by like, having this poster boy steer.
Examples
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I was the poster boy for the March of Dimes.
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Bill Clinton was the poster boy for raw fatigue at the end of his campaign.
Blog text (26) -
You look like the poster boy for birth control.
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Maybe he'll give you a job as poster boy for that part of the campaign.
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Say hello to the department's new poster boy.
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The shah of Iran had become the poster boy for the U.S. nuclear industry.
Academic text (2007) -
The poster boy for designated drivers will have a Coke.
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Not to mention that Aaron Rodgers is the third biggest poster boy in the NFL.
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That tailored uniform, a wad of bills in your pocket... ...you look like the poster boy for petty crime.
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He has become the poster boy for environmental conservation, inspiring many to join the cause.
Synonyms
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4.8
A person who is a clear example of a cause or movement
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7.4
A leading person who represents a movement's ideas and goals
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4.6
A woman who represents a quality, cause, or group
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A person who publicly supports and leads a movement
How Representative
Surface Forms
Morphology
poster + boy
The meaning 'a prominent example or symbol' can be inferred from 'poster' (an image used to represent or promote something) combined with 'boy' (a person) — i.e., someone who could appear on a poster as the exemplar. This is a metaphorical/representational extension rather than a literal composition, so it is partially deducible but requires inferencing or exposure, making it semi-transparent.
Etymology
Poster boy comes from the simple image of a young man's picture put on a poster to sell an idea, product, or campaign. Because the poster shows him and the boy is the face people see, he becomes the 'example' or 'symbol' of that cause or quality.