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stickum

[ stik-uhm ]
/ ˈstɪk əm /
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noun Informal.

any adhesive substance.

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Origin of stickum

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

Words nearby stickum

stick-to-it-ive, stick-to-it-iveness, stick to one's guns, stick to one's last, stick to the ribs, stickum, stickup, stick up for, stickup man, stickweed, stick with
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Words related to stickum

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

Example sentences 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
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