spokesbear
nounEtymology Blend of spokesman + bear.
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A bear mascot who gives speeches or advice.
- Teddy was remarkably successful in helping Roosevelt win reelection, and since that time many different companies have asked him to be their spokesbear.1991, Ted Menten, Joy of Teddy Bears:
- Not long ago, most people associated the Forest Service with its benevolent spokesbear, Smokey.1994 June, “Can this Man Save Our Forests?”, in Popular Science, volume 244, number 6, page 81:
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- The spokesbear for the government answered questions for the remainder of the conference.2002, Wes Platt, Otherspace: The 2001 Yearbook, page 531: