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Etymology

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litter +‎ bug. Coined in 1947 by New York copywriter Paul B. Gioni for The American Ad Council[1]

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Noun

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litterbug (plural litterbugs)

  1. (informal) A person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up.

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  1. ^ “Ad Council : Pollution: Keep America Beautiful - Iron Eyes Cody (1961-1983)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2018 July 10 (last accessed), archived from the original on 30 October 2008