Labelscar

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An outline left behind by the removal of a sign from a building.

    "I love a good labelscar."

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"As I got closer to the structure, I could just begin to discern some lettering out of the labelscar, followed by the inevitable palm to the forehead."

Etymology

From label + scar, from label (“sign giving information about something to which it is attached”) + scar (“permanent mark resulting from damage”).

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