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stickum

[ stik-uh m ]
/ ˈstɪk əm /
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noun Informal.

any adhesive substance.

Words related to stickum

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

Words nearby stickum

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