post-it

noun

A post-it note.

Meanings

nounpost-it (plural post-its)

plural post-its

  1. A post-it note.

    Write the brand on post-its and add them onto the flip chart.

    2010, Erik Roscam Abbing, Brand-driven Innovation, page 83
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    In your group, collect all the yellow and grey post-its together. Then pass them on to another group.

    2006, Tony Ghaye, Developing the reflective healthcare team, page 220

    They all agree the number and write it on a post-it. They arrange the same cards to make the smallest possible number. When everyone has agreed, they write this number on the same post-it.

    2000, Ruth Merttens, David Kirkby, Abacus: Activity book: Volume 5

Origin

From the 3M trademark Post-it.

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APA

post-it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-it

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“post-it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-it. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “post-it,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-it.

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