standee

plural standees

1. Somebody who is forced to stand up, for example, on a crowded bus.

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   Recently I received a letter from Mr. A. H. Maclean, who travelled north by the 11-coach "Flying Scotsman", and remarked that the train "was filled to capacity and we were forced to stand in the corridor"—for nearly 270 miles— [...] Obviously the diesel was working well below her load capacity on this schedule and some addition to the formation ought to have been made to accommodate the standees.

   1959 September, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 430–431

2. A free-standing, rigid print, usually of a person or character (often life-sized), meant as a representation of a 3d object, commonly displayed for advertising and promotional purposes.

   He took a picture of me with a standee of Darth Vader at the premiere of Star Wars: Episode III.

   Synonyms: cut-out

3. A board game piece made of upright cardboard inserted into a plastic base.

   I've always found the best thing to do with standees is to stick a small strip of clear tape to the edge of the cardboard that will be inserted into the stand. This prevents the shredding/tearing problem.

   2009 March 4, Martin Manning, BoardGameGeek

4. governmentA kind of stackable bunk for sleeping.