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poster boy
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poster boy
n.
A male poster child.
poster boy, poster girl
n
1. (Business / Marketing) a person who appears on a poster
2. a person who typifies or represents a particular characteristic, cause, opinion, etc. a poster girl for late motherhood Also called poster child
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Noun1.poster boy - a male poster childposter boy - a male poster child                  
poster child - a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy"
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