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