poster boy

noun

: a male poster child

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Bellingham, whose brilliant overhead kick against Slovakia kept England’s knockout adventure rolling, is a poster boy for all of Birmingham. Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 13 July 2024 Mark Cuban should not be the face, the poster boy, for the Democratic Party. Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 The poster boy for their culture is Lil Mabu, the son of a record label owner. Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024 Photo : Getty/Omega Andrew Garfield: Omega De Ville Trésor Omega poster boy Andrew Garfield sported his trusty De Ville Trésor on the streets of N.Y.C. this week. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for poster boy 

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of poster boy was in 1946

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“Poster boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster%20boy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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