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stick⋅um

  [stik-uhm]
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–noun Informal.
any adhesive substance.
Origin:
1905–10; stick 2 + -um (sp. var. of 'em )
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stick·um   (stĭk'əm)   
n.  An adhesive substance.

[stick + -um (variant of 'em).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
stickum [ˈstɪkəm]

  1. n.
    glue. : Put some stickum on this paper and paste it up where it can be seen.
  2. n.
    any thick and sticky substance, especially hair dressing. (See also slickum.) : He uses too much stickum on his hair.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

stickum 
"glue, paste," 1909, from stick (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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