- stickum
- noun Etymology: 3stick + -um (probably alteration of 'em them) Date: circa 1909 a substance that adheres or causes adhesion
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Stickum — is a trademark adhesive of Mueller Sports Medicine, of Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, USA. It is available in powder and aerosol spray forms. According to the company website, the spray form is excellent for bat handles and vaulting poles. Many… … Wikipedia
stickum — glue, paste, 1909, from STICK (Cf. stick) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
stickum — ☆ stickum [stik′əm ] n. [ STICK + em, short for THEM] Informal any sticky, or adhesive, substance … English World dictionary
stickum — [“stikam] 1. n. glue. □ Put some stickum on this paper and paste it up where it can be seen. □ There’s no stickum left on this stamp. 2. n. any thick and sticky substance, especially hair dressing. (See also slickum.) □ Use some stickum on your… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
stickum — noun (uncountable) Any adhesive, adhesive residue; any sticky or gummy substance. I got the label off, but it left a mess of stickum on the jar … Wiktionary
stickum — ˈstikəm noun ( s) Etymology: stick (V) + um (probably alteration of em) : something that adheres or causes adhesion : a substance that sticks, sticks down, or sticks together a new stickum for his postage stamps Bill Hatch … Useful english dictionary
stickum — /stik euhm/, n. Informal. any adhesive substance. [1905 10; STICK2 + um (sp. var. of EM)] * * * … Universalium
stickum — [ stɪkəm] noun N. Amer. informal sticky gum or paste. Origin early 20th cent.: from the verb stick2 + um (representing the pronoun them) … English new terms dictionary
stickum — stick·um … English syllables
stickum — stick•um [[t]ˈstɪk əm[/t]] n. Informal. inf any adhesive substance • Etymology: 1905–10; stick II+ um (sp. var. of em) … From formal English to slang
