stickum

[ stik-uhm ]

noun

, Informal.

1. any adhesive substance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stickum¹

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

Example Sentences

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 Washington 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

Related Words

• adhesive
• mud
• plaster
• sand