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litterbug

lit·ter·bug

US/ˈlɪtɚˌbʌɡ/ uncommon informal

noun

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a person who litters public places with refuse

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Origin

From litter + bug. Coined in 1947 by New York copywriter Paul B. Gioni for The American Ad Council, perhaps punning on jitterbug.

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