litterbug

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a person who litters public places with refuse

Word Origin

litterbug (n.)
1947, from litter + bug (n.). According to Mario Pei ("The Story of Language," Lippincott, 1949) "coined by the New York subways on the analogy of 'jitterbug' ...."

Example

1. Don 't be a litterbug on the beach .

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