flyboarding
n.— «London estate agents Chard Associates were fined £18,000 last week after being found guilty of placing their boards outside properties where they had no legitimate interest—a practice known as flyboarding.» —“Round the houses: scent of success” by Christine Webb Telegraph (U.K.) Nov. 16, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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