Definition

Noun: 1. A freestanding, life-sized cardboard cutout: A flat, rigid, printed figure, typically of a famous person, designed to stand upright on its own for display or promotion. 2. A person who stands: Someone who remains standing in a place where seating is normally provided, usually because all seats are occupied or because they only have a ticket for standing room.

Examples

• Noun (Cardboard Cutout):
  • The movie theater lobby featured a standee of the film's main hero.
  • Fans lined up to take photos with the celebrity standee at the convention booth.
• Noun (Standing Person):
  • During the rush hour commute, the bus was full of standees.
  • The concert was so popular that there were hundreds of standees at the back of the hall.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in specific contexts like public transportation, theaters, and promotional events to distinguish between those with seated tickets and those without.
• In theater terminology, a "standing room only" (SRO) performance explicitly sells tickets to .

Variants and Related Words

• Standing Room (n): Space allocated for people to stand, as in a theater or vehicle.
  • They sold standing room tickets after all seats were taken.

Synonyms

• For the person: Standing passenger, standing spectator.
• For the cutout: Cardboard cutout, life-size cutout, display figure.

Related Phrases

• Standing room only: A situation or event where all seats are sold and only standing space is available.
  • The final show was standing room only.

Noun

1. a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity)
   • he had his picture taken with a standee of the president
2. someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train)
   • the allowed number of standees is posted