poster boy
noun
: a male poster child
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Despite the large settlement with the Garland family in late 1998, the hospital proudly made Baribeau a poster boy for its growing New England Heart & Vascular Institute in a marketing campaign that began in February 1999. 
BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The track, which disses artist 22Gz’s Blicky gang, became the poster boy for politicians and community leaders warning against drill’s effect on gang violence. cleveland, 31 Aug. 2022 Andreessen loves to play the contrarian, and Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) giving $350 million to the poster boy of startup founder folly and excess is aggressively on brand. Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2022 Former Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant became the poster boy for the players’ argument after being sent to the minors during spring training of 2015 despite dominating the Cactus League. Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 19 Feb. 2022 The yen has been a poster boy of the Fed trade, given the BOJ's commitment to continue printing money amid rising inflation worldwide. Omkar Godbole, Forbes, 7 June 2022 Two decades ago Enron became the poster boy for how not to run a 401(k) plan when it was revealed that 60% of its employees’ nest eggs were in its worthless stock. Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 17 June 2022 The ordeal has made Better.com the poster boy for poor layoff conduct in a primarily remote world. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 2 June 2022 Since his 2012 debut album Pluto, Future has undoubtedly solidified his role as the poster boy for drug binges, toxic entanglements, and exorbitant spending for the last decade. Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2022 See More
BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The track, which disses artist 22Gz’s Blicky gang, became the poster boy for politicians and community leaders warning against drill’s effect on gang violence. cleveland, 31 Aug. 2022 Andreessen loves to play the contrarian, and Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) giving $350 million to the poster boy of startup founder folly and excess is aggressively on brand. Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2022 Former Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant became the poster boy for the players’ argument after being sent to the minors during spring training of 2015 despite dominating the Cactus League. Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 19 Feb. 2022 The yen has been a poster boy of the Fed trade, given the BOJ's commitment to continue printing money amid rising inflation worldwide. Omkar Godbole, Forbes, 7 June 2022 Two decades ago Enron became the poster boy for how not to run a 401(k) plan when it was revealed that 60% of its employees’ nest eggs were in its worthless stock. Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 17 June 2022 The ordeal has made Better.com the poster boy for poor layoff conduct in a primarily remote world. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 2 June 2022 Since his 2012 debut album Pluto, Future has undoubtedly solidified his role as the poster boy for drug binges, toxic entanglements, and exorbitant spending for the last decade. Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined above