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- noun Plural form of
stick . - noun slang, with "the" rural terrain, especially a woody area; any
rural region. - noun slang
crutches
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Examples
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These principal traders, if the term sticks, could be on the cusp of a wave of rebranding in the financial world.
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These principal traders, if the term sticks, could be on the cusp of a wave of rebranding in the financial world.
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"I'm sorry, John, the label sticks," Schultz said on CNN this morning.
Liberal Talker Ed Schultz To McCain: The "Warmonger" Label Sticks 2009
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The label sticks with the message after forwarding!
Make Gmail Check Your POP Accounts More Frequently | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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"I'm sorry, John, the label sticks," Schultz said on CNN this morning.
Liberal Talker Ed Schultz To McCain: The "Warmonger" Label Sticks 2009
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This is why the label sticks to Obama but not to McCain/Palin.
"What's happened to John McCain? He's running the sleaziest ads ever. Truly vile." Ann Althouse 2008
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So if the term sticks, it may be due for a re-definition, linking it not to high prices but to high anxiety. —
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So if the term sticks, it may be due for a re-definition, linking it not to high prices but to high anxiety.
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The phrase sticks in my mind, ‘I would rather light a candle than curse the darkness.’
Turmoil and Triumph George P. Shultz 1993
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The phrase sticks in my mind, ‘I would rather light a candle than curse the darkness.’
Turmoil and Triumph George P. Shultz 1993
GHibbs commented on the word sticks
Also, 3rd person singular of the verb 'to stick'. 'You could see if the paper sticks to that surface.'
October 18, 2011
sionnach commented on the word sticks
You could see if this stick sticks to those sticks.
You could see if these sticks stick to those sticks.
I wonder if bears ever get tired of laying (stic) on grass dirt and sticks.
I wonder if a fossilized tappen could be mistaken for a sticky stick.
October 18, 2011