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 — noun Etymology: 3stick + um (probably alteration of em them) Date: circa 1909 a substance that adheres or causes adhesion … New Collegiate 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
