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Idiom idiom

poster girl


A female exemplar of some trait.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

She is the poster girl for healthy living.

CONTEXTUAL

After winning the marathon, she became the poster girl for the new fitness brand.

COMPLEX

The young activist has become the poster girl for climate change awareness, appearing on magazine covers and at global summits.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    as the next girl

    To a reasonable degree; as much as a typical woman.

  2. 02

    atta girl

    Alternative spelling of attagirl.

  3. 03

    big girl

    An adult woman; a woman behaving as a responsible adult.

  4. 04

    boys and girls

    Used to address an audience of children, or (jocularly) of adults.

  5. 05

    business girl

    A female prostitute.

  6. 06

    comfort girl

    A female sex slave; prostitute.

  7. 07

    good girl

    Well done, to a female.

  8. 08

    little girl

    One's daughter.

Last updated August 10, 2026