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litterbug

[ lit-er-buhg ]

noun

  1. a person who litters public places with items of refuse:

    Litterbugs had thrown beer cans on the picnic grounds.



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Other Words From

  • litter·bugging noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of litterbug1

First recorded in 1945–50; litter + bug 1
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Example Sentences

With its sardonic line “You want to know if I’m moral enough join the Army, burn women, kids, houses and villages after bein’ a litterbug?,” it became an unofficial anthem of the antiwar movement.

“What litterbugs,” Iola said with a disapproving shake of her head.

“Don’t worry about the litterbugs,” climate activist and San José State University student Edgar McGregor tells me.

The problem is catching litterbugs in the act.

Critics of mask mandates also mocked mask litterbugs on social media, posting photos of face coverings found left at parking lots, beaches, parks, trails, sidewalks, streets and other public spaces.

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