Meaning of poster child | Babel Free

Definitions

One who is a prototypical or quintessential example of something.

Canada, US, idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“He's a poster child for militant vegetarianism.”

“I think⟳ he smile⟳ could have⟳ opened the door by itself. It seemed to have⟳ a life of it’s^([sic]) own⟳ with snow-white teeth below sparkling blue eyes. Its owner could be the poster child for the expression “grinning from ear to ear.””

““He’s not exactly a poster child for the average well-adjusted American kid. He’s only been in-country for a few days.””

“A visit⟳ to Adventure Island–an after-school program⟳ developed by Robert Slavin and Nancy Madden, professors at Johns Hospkins University and creators of Success for All, a comprehensive school reform⟳ program⟳ practiced in hundreds of schools across the country–could be the poster child for what some might call⟳ the academic approach⟳.”

“But it isn’t difficult to see⟳ why Lawrence, who has since become⟳ the poster child for healthy body image, elicits such strong reactions — particularly in GIF form⟳, where differences between the original and Photoshopped images are clear.”

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