stickpin

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UK/ˈstɪkpɪn/

noun

An ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack.

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tie pintie tacktie tac
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Meanings

nounstickpin (plural stickpins)

plural stickpins

  1. USAn ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack.

    His stickpin was gone and so was his watch-chain.

    1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post
    1 more example

    The green stone in his stickpin was not quite as large as an apple.

    1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 20

    Synonyms: tie pin, tie tack, tie tac

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack.

Similar
tie pintie tacktie tac
Also see
tie tack

Origin

From stick + pin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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