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sandwich board

sand·wich board
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sand-wich, san- bawrd, bohrd]
    • /ˈsænd wɪtʃ, ˈsæn- bɔrd, boʊrd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sand-wich, san- bawrd, bohrd]
    • /ˈsænd wɪtʃ, ˈsæn- bɔrd, boʊrd/

Definitions of sandwich board words

  • noun sandwich board two connected posters or signboards that hang in front of and behind a person and usually bear some advertisement, notice, exhortation, or the like. 1
  • noun sandwich board advertising 1
  • noun sandwich board one of two connected boards, usually bearing advertisements, that are hung over the shoulders in front of and behind a person 0
  • noun sandwich board a pair of signboards hung, one in front and one behind, from the shoulders of a person paid to walk the streets displaying them 0
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Origin of sandwich board

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Sandwich board

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sandwich board

sandwich board popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sandwich board usage trend in Literature

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