sandwich board
A person-sized, wearable billboard or advertisement consisting of two printed boards…A person-sized, wearable billboard or advertisement consisting of two printed boards strung together so that they hang over the shoulders, or simply set out on a street.
Meaning
1 sensesA person-sized, wearable billboard or advertisement consisting of two printed boards strung together so that they hang over the shoulders, or simply set out on a street.
signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From sandwich + board; when worn, the two sides of the sign “sandwich” the wearer betweenFrom sandwich + board; when worn, the two sides of the sign “sandwich” the wearer between them.
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