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stickum

American  
[stik-uhm] / ˈstɪk əm /

noun

Informal.
  1. any adhesive substance.


Etymology

Origin of stickum

1905–10; stick 2 + -um (spelling variant of 'em )

Example Sentences

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Hayes famously slathered Stickum on his hands and forearms, even his socks.

From Los Angeles Times

Swift said “every kind of stickum” has been used to patch the track.

From Seattle Times

The closest anyone has come to Lane’s record since he set it came when Lester Hayes and his Stickum hands had 13 in 1980 for the Oakland Raiders.

From Seattle Times

“Yeah, everybody’s asking me, ‘Did you really have Stickum on?’”

From Seattle Times

I’m glad I executed it that well that people are confused as to whether I had Stickum on.

From Seattle Times