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 Put the exterminator’s bill with a sticky note on the husband’s place setting. Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023 Put a list of college application to-dos to your teenager's laptop or place a sticky note on the door to remember sneakers for the class field trip. Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2023 After handing the teller the sticky note with a demand for money, left the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash. Adam Sabes, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2023 Selena Gomez delivered handwritten words of wisdom via sticky note and mirror selfie, and Allyson Felix shared some bite-size lessons that the past year has taught her. Grace McCarty, SELF, 1 Sep. 2023 Dear Amy: In my mailbox today was a credit card bill addressed to my husband with a sticky note attached. Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2023 Advice Dear Amy: In my mailbox today was a credit card bill addressed to my husband with a sticky note attached. Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2023 The prosecutor silently jotted a couple words down on a sticky note and passed it to the judge, Stewart told AL.com. Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 26 July 2023 This was also sliced open with a sticky note attached, apologizing. Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2023 See More

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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 11 Dec. 2023.

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