Meanings
plural corflutes
- AustraliaA sign made of corrugated plastic, especially for electioneering.
The corflutes on houses have been a campaigning masterstroke.
2022 May 14, John Ferguson, “Election 2022: Josh Frydenberg ahead but fights for future amid surging teal vote”, in The Australian, subscription required3 more examples
What we can't ignore is that corflutes are one of the most affordable ways for parties and candidates to get names and faces out in front of the public.
2019 October 29, “There is no need for a corflute ban”, in The Canberra TimesElection placards are commonly called corflutes, but this is a proprietary brand name owned by Corex—thus the title case "c" in Corflute.
2021 September 19, Conor Byrne, Liz Trevaskis, Adam Steer, “Corflutes seem to be essential to elections, but are they really a scourge?”, in ABC NewsAmong his crew’s duties on Tuesday? Dumping boxes containing 600 pristine corflutes with Peter Dutton’s face.
2025 May 8, Jacob Greber, “How Peter Dutton’s Wile E Coyote campaign flew off the cliff”, in ABC News
Origin
From Corflute (brand name), a registered trademark owned by Corex Plastics (Australia) Pty. Ltd., of Melbourne, Australia, from 1970.
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