Meanings
verbstick like shit (third-person singular simple present sticks like shit, present participle sticking like shit, simple past and past participle stuck like shit)
present singular third person sticks like shit · participle present sticking like shit · participle past stuck like shit · past stuck like shit
- slangvulgarsimileTo be very tenacious, or be very difficult to get rid of.
'But you know what a nickname is like – it sticks like shit.'
2011, Howard Jacobson, In the Land of Oz, page 191Synonyms: stick like shit to a blanket
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo be very tenacious, or be very difficult to get rid of.
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stick like shit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20like%20shit
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stick like shit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20like%20shit.
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