Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An adhesive substance.
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- noun informal Any
adhesive , adhesiveresidue ; anysticky orgummy substance.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"stickum" - covered square of glass and then upon the Bristol-board.
Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Anna Fuller 1884
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I remember that Robert Newhouse threw a fullback option pass for a touchdown after licking the stickum off his hands; it was a sweep to the left, which still seems counterintuitive Newhouse being right-handed.
Chuck Klosterman on Sports Chuck Klosterman 2009
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I remember that Robert Newhouse threw a fullback option pass for a touchdown after licking the stickum off his hands; it was a sweep to the left, which still seems counterintuitive Newhouse being right-handed.
Chuck Klosterman on Sports Chuck Klosterman 2009
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I remember that Robert Newhouse threw a fullback option pass for a touchdown after licking the stickum off his hands; it was a sweep to the left, which still seems counterintuitive Newhouse being right-handed.
Chuck Klosterman on Sports Chuck Klosterman 2009
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I remember that Robert Newhouse threw a fullback option pass for a touchdown after licking the stickum off his hands; it was a sweep to the left, which still seems counterintuitive Newhouse being right-handed.
Chuck Klosterman on Sports Chuck Klosterman 2009
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Just wet the stickum and put your clippings in place.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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Just wet the stickum and put your clippings in place.
Mark Twain Ron Powers 2005
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I remember that Robert Newhouse threw a fullback option pass for a touchdown after licking the stickum off his hands; it was a sweep to the left, which still seems counterintuitive Newhouse being right-handed.
The Itchy and Steeler Show Chuck Klosterman 2004
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Incensed by the stickum on his hands, Maurice confronted me before I had the chance to accuse him.
Fleur De Leigh’s Life of Crime Diane Leslie 1999
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Rex does not believe it has commercial potential here because the "stickum traps" had to be removed and cleaned every ten days.
bilby commented on the word stickum
Glue, paste, adhesive. Wow, fake Latin that sticks!
November 26, 2007