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Blu-Tack en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From a brand name, from blue tack.

Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, uncountable) A solid putty-like adhesive, originally blue in colour, used to secure items to walls and other surfaces.
   • It was an April Fool hoax, of course. 31200 had been rigged up with a single lightweight wooden [name] plate (loosely held on by Blu Tack). 2024 January 10, Chris Gilson, “RAIL's famous five...”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 27:

Relateds

tacky · tack · tack up · mastic

Translations (13)

cmn 寶貼 /宝贴 (putty-like adhesive) · tr hamur yapıştırıcı (putty-like adhesive) · is kennaratyggjó (putty-like adhesive) · cmn 泥膠 /泥胶 (putty-like adhesive) · cmn 藍丁膠 /蓝丁胶 (putty-like adhesive) · sv häftmassa (putty-like adhesive) · sv kludd (putty-like adhesive) · sv kladdmassa (putty-like adhesive) · af prestik (putty-like adhesive) · fi sinitarra (putty-like adhesive) · af wondergom (putty-like adhesive) · es Blu-Tack (putty-like adhesive) · sv klet (putty-like adhesive)

Blu-Tack en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From a brand name, from blue tack.

Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK) To fix with Blu-Tack.
   • The power switch wasn't seated properly, and so I blu-tacked it into place.

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