Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

stick-on

American  
[stik-on, -awn] / ˈstɪkˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

noun

  1. a label, sticker, or the like, that has an adhesive backing.


stick-on British  
/ ˈstɪkɒn /

noun

  1. informal an event with a certain outcome

"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

Etymology

Origin of stick-on

Noun use of the verb phrase stick on

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.

See Examples For:

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

"You don't expect that. The quality of our finishing was incredible. They weren't stick-on goals. We were lethal in front of goal," Newcastle boss Eddie Howe told Sky Sports.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2023

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

I still have the sheet of stick-on furry mustaches he gave me.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com