corflute

English

Corflutes staked to the ground

Etymology

From Corflute (brand name), a registered trademark owned by Corex Plastics (Australia) Pty. Ltd., of Melbourne, Australia, from 1970.

Noun

corflute (plural corflutes)

1. (Australia) A sign made of corrugated plastic, especially for electioneering.
   • 2019 October 29, “There is no need for a corflute ban”, in The Canberra Times‎^[1]:

     What we can't ignore is that corflutes are one of the most affordable ways for parties and candidates to get names and faces out in front of the public.

   • 2021 September 19, Conor Byrne, Liz Trevaskis, Adam Steer, “Corflutes seem to be essential to elections, but are they really a scourge?”, in ABC News‎^[2]:

     Election placards are commonly called corflutes, but this is a proprietary brand name owned by Corex—thus the title case "c" in Corflute.

   • 2022 May 14, John Ferguson, “Election 2022: Josh Frydenberg ahead but fights for future amid surging teal vote”, in The Australian‎^[3], subscription required:

     The corflutes on houses have been a campaigning masterstroke.