sandwich board

sandwich board
1. noun
A person-sized, wearable billboard or advertisement consisting of two printed boards strung together so that they hang over the shoulders, thereby sandwiching the wearer.
2. verb
to advertise or campaign using a sandwich board; to wear a sandwich board.

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  • sandwich board — UK US noun [C] MARKETING, COMMERCE ► a pair of connected boards that someone hangs over their shoulders and walks around with in public places to advertise something: »carry/wear a sandwich board ► a pair of connected boards placed next to a… …   Financial and business terms

  • sandwich board — n two boards with advertisements on them that hang in front and behind someone who is paid to walk around in public …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sandwich board — sandwich ,board noun count a pair of boards with advertisements on them, joined at the top and put over the shoulders of a person who walks around in a public place …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sandwich board — ► NOUN ▪ a pair of advertisement boards connected by straps by which they are hung over a person s shoulders …   English terms dictionary

  • sandwich board — n. a pair of signboards hung, one in front and one behind, from the shoulders of a person paid to walk the streets displaying them …   English World dictionary

  • Sandwich board — A sandwich board is a type of advertisement composed of two boards (holding a message or graphic) and being either:*Carried by a person, with one board one in front and one behind, creating a sandwich effect; or *Set up (for example next to a… …   Wikipedia

  • 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. [1895 1900] * * * ▪ advertising       advertising sign consisting of two placards fastened… …   Universalium

  • sandwich board — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sandwich board : singular sandwich board plural sandwich boards a pair of boards with advertisements on them, joined at the top and put over the shoulders of a person who walks around in a public place …   English dictionary

  • sandwich board — noun signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements • Hypernyms: ↑signboard, ↑sign * * * noun, pl ⋯ boards [count] : two signs that are worn on the front… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sandwich board — {n.} Two advertising signs worn by a man, one on his chest and the other on his back. * /The man walking along Main Street wore a sandwich board saying Eat at Joe s. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

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