sandwich board

noun

: two usually hinged boards designed for hanging from the shoulders with one board before and one behind and used especially for advertising or picketing

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Her eyes linger on the sandwich board out front, with words scrawled in chalk. — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 17 July 2025 A-frame chalkboards or sandwich boards are much larger two-sided chalkboards meant for outdoor or event use. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025 To educate the public about the new ordinance, the city plans to post signage around town and use sandwich boards near the beaches. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026 The Smashing Machine is in many more theaters than that, but Safdie is still donning the sandwich board and hanging out in lobbies. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sandwich board

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sandwich board was in 1897

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