flypaper

[ flahy-pey-per ]

noun
  1. paper designed to destroy flies by catching them on its sticky surface or poisoning them on contact.

Origin of flypaper

1
First recorded in 1840–50; fly1 + paper

Words Nearby flypaper

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How to use flypaper in a sentence

  • The agricultural model for instance, which was practicable, proved a kind of flypaper for these busybodies.

    The Wrecker | Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne

British Dictionary definitions for flypaper

flypaper

/ (ˈflaɪˌpeɪpə) /


noun
  1. paper with a sticky and poisonous coating, usually hung from the ceiling to trap flies

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