litterbug

Definition

A person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up.

Etymology

From litter + bug. Coined in 1947 by New York copywriter Paul B. Gioni for The American Ad Council, perhaps punning on jitterbug.

Example Sentences

• "[…] I mean I'm sittin' here, on the Group W bench, 'cause you want to know if I'm moral enough to join the army, burn women, kids, houses and villages, after being a litterbug"
• "Pretending a litterbug and a spree killer have committed equivalent infractions doesn’t make people safer."
• "Mr. Doherty was known to publicly berate litterbugs and upbraid motorists whose stranded cars prevented plows from clearing snow."