Recent Examples on the WebIf the litterbug isn’t caught in the act, taxpayers fund the garbage pickup. Christine Mcdaniel, Forbes, 18 May 2021 As Trump’s tweets last month continue to reverberate in Baltimore, some residents say the negative attention overlooks persistent and ongoing efforts to beautify blocks and deter litterbugs. Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 15 Aug. 2019 However, a white German woman who did nothing to stop the litterbug was helped about as often (73.3%) as the Muslim woman who went out of her way to do some social good.Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2019 In about half the cases, the woman would ask the litterbug to clean up; in others, that request came from another female member of the team.Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2019 Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson has announced some steps forward for the city's recycling program -- and an initiative that could make things tougher for litterbugs statewide. Lawrence Specker, AL.com, 24 Apr. 2018 Don’t use this as a time to clean out your house. Don’t be a litterbug tossing 7-Eleven cups, potato chip bags, water bottles and dog poop bags on debris piles. Linda Robertson, miamiherald, 7 Oct. 2017 Recycling trucks, open-bed pickups and litterbugs are the main culprits on 280. Gary Richards, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2017 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
litterbug
noun
lit·ter·bug ˈli-tər-ˌbəg
: a person who carelessly scatters trash in a public area