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Poster Child

A person who is an example of something.
Though Jerry was reckless, he somehow always prevailed due to dumb luck. When they say "Fortune favours the foolish", Jerry was the poster child.
by Zetastic June 6, 2005
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poster child

Someone who is the perfect fit for a stereotype.
That girl who says "like, omg" all the time is the poster child for a Valley Girl.
by Im Caca for Cocoa Puffs January 22, 2008
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poster child

an insult, likening someone to one of the children on the Jerry Lewis promotional poster for his telethon. aka: Jerry's Kid
That dude needs help, that friggin' poster child.
by Peter April 16, 2004
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Poster Child

What you should be calling millennials, the only generation who refuses to grow the freak up.

Be warned: never tell them they’re old, unless you have a death wish 😃👍
“That Kelsey is being way to modest, because she didn’t mention to you that she is the poster child for hatred, stupidity, the cancel culture, the misguided, and the truly hateful” - from whatever her name is who basically described all you need to know about millennials in a sentence.
by Your local Gen Z February 24, 2021
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Poster child

1. In legal terms a minor that is on an ad, poster or other advertisement thing.
2. Someone that is known for something
1. "You have to pay poster children more money the longer they are on"
2. "Sailor moon is the poster child of anime"
by 459395 May 14, 2023
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poster child

A mural-sized painting or photo of an attractive youngster.
Having a poster child on da wall may or may not be comparably satisfying or enjoyable as having one or more real rug-rats around, depending on your own temperament, physical capabilities, financial situation, etc. On da one hand, just staring at a nice picture won't give you da uniquely-pleasurable experience of actually holding and caring for a warm living breathing pint-sized fellow human, but on da other hand, it will save you da time, effort, expense (especially if said offspring has a bratty/delinquent tendency, in which case extra clothing-store/toy-department purchases or fines/bail-money would be an additional concern), emotional trauma, etc. of raising actual in-da-flesh children.
by QuacksO December 2, 2023
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poster-child

A verb derived from the phrase poster child. To make an example of someone or something through the application of an unfair double standard.
I'm not the only person who has gained 20 pounds. Stop poster-childing me!
by David SB June 3, 2008
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