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cling-on en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈklɪŋɑn/ (US)
  • /ˈkliŋɑn/ (US)

Etymology

Deverbal from cling on.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of cling (“type of window ornament”).
    • Su Mundo Latino aims to answer that question by providing booksellers with a merchandising kit that includes banners, shelf talkers, and window cling-ons. 2003 April 19, Leila Cobo, “Joint Venture Broadens Christian ‘World’”, in Billboard, page 21, column 3:
    • Window cling-ons don’t require tape and are easy to remove. 2011, Robyn Hart, Judy Rollins, Therapeutic Activities for Children and Teens Coping with Health Issues, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 230:
    • Window cling-ons are the same kind you see at Christmas time, with cute Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers and Frosty the Snow Mans on them. 2003, Tiffany Lambert, Restaurant Promotion and Publicity: For Just a Few Dollars a Day, Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc., →ISBN, page 98:

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Synonyms

cling