the name stuck
idiom
—used to say that everyone started calling a person or thing by a certain name
One of the kids called him "Stretch," and the name stuck.
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Something about the name stuck in his head for years.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
Pork shoulder meat packed this way became known as pork butt and the name stuck.
—Beth Dooley, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
But the name stuck, even though few in the industry would get to know it during the pandemic.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Not every shirt with a camp collar, short sleeves and button front was meant for bowling, but the name stuck as the shirt entered the regular rotation of casualwear.
—Gabe Bullard, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2024
Southerners objected to the idea of the new state, but the name stuck.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2015
It was never built, nor did Logan ever live here, but the name stuck.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
And so the name stuck and became the sandwich’s namesake.
—Pableaux Johnson, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
Because of its milky-white appearance, the name stuck.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2023
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
Pork shoulder meat packed this way became known as pork butt and the name stuck.
—Beth Dooley, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
But the name stuck, even though few in the industry would get to know it during the pandemic.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Not every shirt with a camp collar, short sleeves and button front was meant for bowling, but the name stuck as the shirt entered the regular rotation of casualwear.
—Gabe Bullard, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2024
Southerners objected to the idea of the new state, but the name stuck.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2015
It was never built, nor did Logan ever live here, but the name stuck.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
And so the name stuck and became the sandwich’s namesake.
—Pableaux Johnson, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
Because of its milky-white appearance, the name stuck.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2023
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“The name stuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20name%20stuck. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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