stick-on

American

[stik-on, -awn] / ˈstɪkˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

noun

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

stick-on British

/ ˈstɪkɒn /

noun

informal an event with a certain outcome

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Etymology

Origin of stick-on

Noun use of the verb phrase stick on

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stick-on

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

There’s the sheet of stick-on mustaches Micah gave me for Purim, looking like a set of hairy lip-caterpillars.

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

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