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noun
A person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: litter lout
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a person who litters public places with refuse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: litterer, litter lout
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: slob, sloven, pig, slovenly person
History
From litter + bug. Coined in 1947 by New York copywriter Paul B. Gioni for The American Ad Council, perhaps punning on jitterbug.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
