stickyback en · NOUN
Etymology
From sticky + back.
Meanings
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(historical) A small photographic portrait with an adhesive backing.
She did not need a passport, but Michael advised her to get a few snapshots. So she went and had some "stickybacks" taken.
1939, Madeleine Elise Reynier Boyd, Life Makes Advances:
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(historical) A sticker used as propaganda.
In Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, etc., one sees posters and stickybacks everywhere demanding the release of Thaelmann.
1952, United States. Congress Senate, Hearings (volume 4, page 4235)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stickybacks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |