Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

message stick

British  

noun

  1. a stick bearing carved symbols, carried by a native Australian as identification

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

That was never in question, since great preachers, the ones who make the gospel’s message stick, also know how to make their congregations laugh.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

That was never in question, since great preachers, the ones who make the gospel’s message stick, also know how to make their congregations laugh.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

Researchers are desperate to know how best to make the message stick.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2018

"We are bombarded with queries about the weather and anything we can do to make the message stick we'll try."

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2013

But they didn’t have that little final touch, that gold box, that would make their message stick.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "message stick" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com