Definition of "litterbug" [lit•ter•bug]

• Informal One who litters public areas with waste materials. (noun)

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• "Last summer, when she was caught flicking a finished cigarette onto the sidewalk, Star magazine quickly tarred her as an environmentally unfriendly "litterbug" who inappropriately goaded a nearby police officer into letting her off without a ticket."
• "Whether they're tearing down London's billboards, or scattering their sculptures/canvasses around the City like a phantom 'litterbug', London's street artists are the new generation pushing the boundaries."
• "I have a lot of patience, and I like kids, so I was willing to take the high road and forgive these litterbug lambs of God who leave a Hansel and Gretel trail of junk-food wrappers, cigarette packs and Red Bull cans in their wake."