stick-on
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of stick-on
Noun use of the verb phrase stick on
Example Sentences
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Pickford is the one position where Tuchel could come in and see him as a stick-on.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024
The other amateur Thespians, wearing comic stick-on mustaches, moved to their marks, improvising a scene in a women’s beauty salon where one patron’s hair is accidentally dyed blue.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Enter Pelican’s plastic stick-on mount, a two-piece silicone holder, barely bigger than a postage stamp, that sandwiches the device and sports a sticky square of adhesive on the back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Strangers on TikTok and Reddit have criticized Kelble's appearance or accused them of fabricating their illness and using fake stick-on tubes.
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2022
Abby and the guys wag their fingers and throw their arms up, letting them shimmy down slowly—while Bram flawlessly lip-synchs into the hairbrush, a single word centered boldly on his chest in black stick-on letters.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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