sticky-note

noun

A small sheet of paper from a padded stack, with each sheet of the pad consisting of a strip of nonpermanent adhesive on the reverse.

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post-it note
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Meanings

nounsticky-note (plural sticky-notes)

plural sticky-notes · alternative stick note · alternative sticky note

  1. A small sheet of paper from a padded stack, with each sheet of the pad consisting of a strip of nonpermanent adhesive on the reverse.

    Synonyms: post-it note

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small sheet of paper from a padded stack, with each sheet of the pad consisting of a strip of nonpermanent adhesive on the reverse.

Similar
post-it note

Origin

* A modern (post-1962) formation from sticky + note.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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