standee
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2STANDEE + NOUN
darth, vader
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with
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noun
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.
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.
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.
A kind of stackable bunk for sleeping.
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3Recently 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 corri
WiktionaryHe took a picture of me with a standee of Darth Vader at the premiere of Star Wars: Episode III.
WiktionaryI'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 prob
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