Post-it
American-
a small notepad with an adhesive strip on the back of each sheet that allows it to stick to smooth surfaces and be repositioned with ease.
-
a sheet from such a pad.
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.
Hundreds of Belgians living near a 3M plant have sued the US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape over pollution from so-called "forever chemicals" in a trial that opens on Tuesday.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
Meanwhile, sales for the consumer business, which includes Post-it Notes, Scotch tape and Command strips, fell 1.2% to $1.21 billion from $1.23 billion, while the FactSet consensus was for an increase to $1.25 billion.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
Unlike scribbles on a Post-it note, a password manager can be set to back up online.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
So for HBO Max to call my bluff by actually ending it still feels like a breakup as flabbergasting — albeit, necessary — as Berger’s Post-it note peace-out.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
She pulls out one of Alexander’s pads of Post-it notes.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
