stickum

[ stik-uh m ]

/ ˈstɪk əm /

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noun Informal.

any adhesive substance.

RELATED WORDS

adhesive, plaster, mud, sand, shackle, paste, cement, bind, fix, glue, connect, spit, gum, patch, stick, fasten, mucilage, fetter, chain

Nearby words

stickman, stickout, stickpin, stickseed, sticktight, stickum, stickup, stickup man, stickweed, stickwork, sticky

Origin of stickum

1905–10; stick² + -um (spelling variant of 'em)

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for stickum

Harry Donnelle said they melted the stickum with gasoline and that it didn't hurt the leopard much.
Roy Blakely, Pathfinder|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Could be pure accident—some chemical in the stickum spoiled.
The Plague|Teddy Keller