STANDEE

standee

(noun) a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity); “he had his picture taken with a standee of the president”

standee

(noun) someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train); “the allowed number of standees is posted”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

standee (plural standees)

Somebody who is forced to stand up, for example, on a crowded bus.

A free-standing, rigid print (usually life-sized), for instance of a celebrity, often displayed for advertising and promotional purposes; a cut-out.

Synonyms

• (free-standing, rigid print): cut-out

Anagrams

• East End, enstead, steaned

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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