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poster child

noun

Etymology

From the usage of appealing young people and children in charitable advertisements.

Definitions

  1. One who is a prototypical or quintessential example of something.

    • He's a poster child for militant vegetarianism.
    • I think he smile could have opened the door by itself. It seemed to have a life of it’s^([sic]) own with snow-white teeth below sparkling blue eyes. Its owner could be the poster child for the expression “grinning from ear to ear.”
    • “He’s not exactly a poster child for the average well-adjusted American kid. He’s only been in-country for a few days.”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA