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litterbutt

litterbutt
 n.— «Some folks who are especially annoyed by “litterbutts”—the term for smokers who flick their tobacco—have programmed the hotline number into their cell phones.» —“Bid to drive home litter message catches on” by Terry Rodgers Union-Tribune (San Diego, California) Oct. 3, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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