sandwich board

noun

1. two connected posters or signboards that hang in front of and behind a person and usually bear some advertisement, notice, exhortation, or the like.

sandwich board

noun

1. one of two connected boards, usually bearing advertisements, that are hung over the shoulders in front of and behind a person

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandwich board¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

For example, a clear ramp doesn’t help if the sidewalk is congested with sandwich boards and chairs, and 36 inches for entry isn’t enough space for maneuvering.

From Washington Post

Why must Willis walk through Harlem wearing a sandwich board bearing racial slurs?

From The Daily Beast

The sandwich-board man stood in the centre of the road alone looking sharply round him.

From Project Gutenberg

About twenty persons, mostly errand boys, were standing round a sandwich-board man.

From Project Gutenberg

To me she is a dear transparent soul with her whole purport printed on the surface like a sandwich board.

From Project Gutenberg

Each side of this box or frame was rather larger than an ordinary sandwich board.

From Project Gutenberg

The turnstiles were blocked by a sandwich board: Mickey in a Ben Franklin wig and bifocals, holding a trowel.

From Project Gutenberg