poster boy
nounDefinition of poster boy
: a male poster child
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Ever since, Donald Trump has become the ultimate poster boy for toxic masculinity. — Liz Plank, Glamour, "Why Are Men Still Voting Republican?," 31 Oct. 2018 The poster boy for this is Mr. Shkreli, whose company obtained the license for Daraprim, which treats parasitic infections, then raised the price from $13.50 a pill to $750. — Kate Bachelder Odell, WSJ, "When Medical Innovation Meets Politics," 24 Aug. 2018 Yeah, so what has become the latest sort of poster boy of bad social media behavior. Right. — Recode Staff, Recode, "How India fits into the global economy: It may not be China, but at least it isn’t Russia," 4 Aug. 2018 Actor and singer Tab Hunter, whose blond all-American good looks made him a matinee idol and poster boy for Eisenhower-era optimism, has died. — Gina Piccalo, latimes.com, "Actor Tab Hunter dies at 86; '50s heartthrob's career ranged from 'Battle Cry' to 'Polyester'," 9 July 2018 Mexico manager Juan Carlos Osorio has slammed Neymar'stheatrics during their 2-0 defeat to Brazil on Monday, where the Seleção's poster boy once again hit the headlines for his playacting. — SI.com, "Mexico Boss Lambasts Neymar for 'Clowning Around' as PSG Star's Antics Steal the Show," 3 July 2018 French giants Paris Saint-Germain have also been linked with a possible move for Ronaldo in a deal that could also see their poster boy Neymar go in the other direction. — SI.com, "Former Real Madrid Boss Claims Cristiano Ronaldo Wants Man Utd Return Amid Exit Rumours," 2 June 2018 Conveniently Jewish and a financier, Soros has become the poster boy blamed for evil global conspiracies meant to undermine Christian nationalists. — Trudy Rubin, Philly.com, "Roseanne's other twisted tweet of the week. (The one you didn't already read about) | Trudy Rubin," 1 June 2018 Ryan -- played by Michael Schoeffling -- kind of became a poster boy for the perfect crush among countless teens in the '80s who watched this film. — Lisa Respers France, CNN, "Tom Cruise teases 'Top Gun' sequel," 31 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'poster boy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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