sticky note

noun

: a slip of notepaper having an adhesive strip on the back that allows attachment to and removal from a surface

Examples of sticky note in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web During a search of her home, law enforcement uncovered a journal listing out several other hitman websites, a handwritten account of communications with the Online Killers Market, and a stack of U.S. currency underneath a sticky note listing a Bitcoin address, according to the release. Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024 This gives you a sticky note's worth of details from your call. Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 13 Aug. 2024 Or hey, the next tip would make for an excellent sticky note reminder, too. Anna Borges, SELF, 18 June 2024 Everyone from actress Melissa Barrera to pop star Dua Lipa, activist Erika Hilton, artist Kate Bush, Soundcloud rapper Ian, Geeta from Pokémon, and even a green sticky note have been memed as wanting to be Charli XCX. Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for sticky note 

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Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sticky note was in 1978

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“Sticky note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticky%20note. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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