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Standee
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- 1 Somebody who is forced to stand up, for example, on a crowded bus.
"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."
- 2 a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity) wordnet
- 3 A free-standing, rigid print (usually life-sized), for instance of a celebrity, often 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."
- 4 someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train) wordnet
- 5 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."
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- 6 A kind of stackable bunk for sleeping.
Etymology
From stand + -ee.
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