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Dictionary definition of “litter on a stick”

litter on a stick

n. roadside billboards, signs, and advertisements. Subjects: English, Advertising, Derogatory, Slang

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Citations: 1989 Edward T. McMahon Los Angeles Times (Aug. 22) “That ‘Upscale Art’ Quality Claimed for L.A.‘s Billboards Is Actually Litter on a Stick” p. 7: Pictures on billboards can be beautiful, ugly or just ordinary. But when they are enlarged to 700 square feet, raised 100 feet in the air and randomly spread along every street, they become a form of litter—litter on a stick. 1996 [Daniel P. Tasman] Usenet: alt.planning.urban (Oct. 19) “Planning slang”: Litter on a stick—freestanding pole sign. 2006 Andrew Childers The Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) (Nov. 9) “New race is on…to remove signs”: The balloons have popped and the confetti has been swept away, but roadside election signs—affectionately known as “litter on a stick” in some parts of the state—will linger for at least another week.

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Smaller signs are referred to here (http://www.causs.org/) as street spam, vertical litter, bandit signs, snipe signs, utility pole advertising, stuff on a stick

by Chuck Green 25 May 08, 1115 GMT

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