sandwich board

noun

A person-sized, wearable billboard or advertisement consisting of two printed boards strung together so that they hang over the shoulders, or simply set out on a street.

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A board
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Meanings

nounsandwich board (plural sandwich boards)

plural sandwich boards · alternative sandwichboard

  1. A person-sized, wearable billboard or advertisement consisting of two printed boards strung together so that they hang over the shoulders, or simply set out on a street.
    1 more example

    Towards the end of August, the Southern Railway decided to adopt a novel form of publicity to popularise the services. Sandwich board men were employed at Charing Cross and Cannon Street to display placards, and distribute leaflet timetables, calling attention to the vacant seats on the services via Nunhead.

    1946 November and December, “Additional London-Dartford Services”, in Railway Magazine, page 386

    Synonyms: A board

verbsandwich board (third-person singular simple present sandwich boards, present participle sandwich boarding, simple past and past participle sandwich boarded)

present singular third person sandwich boards · participle present sandwich boarding · participle past sandwich boarded · past sandwich boarded · alternative sandwichboard

  1. intransitivesometimestransitiveTo advertise or campaign using a sandwich board; to wear a sandwich board.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person-sized, wearable billboard or advertisement consisting of two printed boards strung together so that they hang over the shoulders, or simply set out on a street.

Similar
A board

Origin

From sandwich + board; when worn, the two sides of the sign “sandwich” the wearer between them.

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Translations

Polish sandwich board
  • sandwich boardperson-sized, wearable billboard or advertisement
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APA

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“sandwich board.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandwich%20board. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sandwich board,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandwich%20board.

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