sticky-uppy
sticky-uppy adjective: sticking up or tending to stick up.
Adjective
sticky-uppy (comparative more sticky-uppy, superlative most sticky-uppy)
- Sticking up or tending to stick up.
- She'd cut her hair off. Like, all of it. What little was left had been dyed baby-chick yellow. It was thick and sticky-uppy like a shag rug.2007, Simmone Howell, Notes from the Teenage Underground, Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books, →ISBN, page 158
- Wilfred Mott: Right, he's tall and thin. Wears a brown suit. Maybe a blue suit. He's got a long brown coat. Modern sort of hair. All sticky-uppy. All right? Oh, and on page two, be on the lookout for a police box. Exactly like the old ones.2009 25 December, Russell T Davies, "The End of Time", part one of two-part special of Doctor Who, 00:18:00–00:18:15
Forms of sticky-uppy
| comparative | more sticky-uppy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sticky-uppy |
Origin of sticky-uppy
From stick up + -y.
Questions about sticky-uppy
- What does sticky-uppy mean?
- Sticky-uppy means sticking up or tending to stick up.
- What part of speech is sticky-uppy?
- Sticky-uppy is an adjective.
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