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Definition of Poster boy
1. Noun. A male poster child.
Definition of Poster boy
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A male poster child. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poster Boy
Literary usage of Poster boy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Russian Money Laundering: Congressional Hearing edited by James A. Leach (2001)
"I am struck with the likelihood that Mr. Renyi has described the Bank of New York
as a possible poster boy, but there is a strong possibility that other ..."
2. Muhammad Ali & Company by Thomas Hauser (1998)
"... he was ridiculed as "a poster-boy for a Maidenform bra ad." His early comeback
opponents were a mix of has-beens and never-weres. ..."
3. Destruction of a Planet: Zionism Is Racism by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1991)
"... the “symbol” “poster-boy” of the so-called German genocide attempt. He was
the Jewish lad, photographed wearing a cap, with hands raised above his head, ..."
4. Larue's Maneuvers by James Isaiah Gabbe (2007)
"Skinny to the point of emaciation, O'Dill was a slouchy, stubbled, gap-toothed
poster boy for dissolution, seemingly incapable of more than scuffing his ..."
5. Maggie's Too by Paul E. Furdon (2001)
"Although he is not exactly a poster boy, since he is short and stocky, sporting
a stubble beard and tiny goatee, his general appearance invited attention ..."
6. A Message of Love, Hope, and Optimism for for People Who Are Sick Or Worried by Steven S Coughlin (2005)
"... biopsy of an enlarged lymph node in my right arm pit under general anesthesia;
and repeated HIV antibody tests over time. I felt like a poster boy ..."
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