stickum

[ stik-uh m ]
/ 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

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

adhesive, plaster, mud, sand, shackle, 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