Meanings
plural cling-ons
- Synonym of cling (“type of window ornament”).
Window cling-ons don’t require tape and are easy to remove.
2011, Robyn Hart, Judy Rollins, Therapeutic Activities for Children and Teens Coping with Health Issues, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 2302 more examples
Window cling-ons are the same kind you see at Christmas time, with cute Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers and Frosty the Snow Mans on them.
2003, Tiffany Lambert, Restaurant Promotion and Publicity: For Just a Few Dollars a Day, Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc., →ISBN, page 98Su Mundo Latino aims to answer that question by providing booksellers with a merchandising kit that includes banners, shelf talkers, and window cling-ons.
2003 April 19, Leila Cobo, “Joint Venture Broadens Christian ‘World’”, in Billboard, page 21, column 3Synonyms: cling
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of cling (“type of window ornament”).
Origin
Deverbal from cling on.
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