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sticky rices

sticky rices is the plural of sticky rice.

Meaning of sticky rice

Noun

sticky rice (usually uncountable, plural sticky rices)

  1. (usually) A variety of short-grain rice popular in South and East Asia, known for its stickiness when cooked.
    Synonyms:
    glutinous rice
  2. (derogatory, slang, usually) An (East) Asian man who is mostly attracted to other Asian men.
    • I think they are changing now, too, though, because you see groups and groups of them in bars, all Asian, together. It’s amazing. So my market is much more expanded. I’m “sticky rice” [Asians who like Asians].1990 January 27, Jack Lo, Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Jacquelyn Ching Black, “Asian cultures, sexuality and class: sorting it all out”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 27, page 11

Questions about sticky rices

What is sticky rices the plural of?
Sticky rices is the plural of sticky rice.

Words near sticky rices in the dictionary

  1. sticky notes
  2. sticky platelet syndrome
  3. sticky rice
  4. sticky rice wine
  5. sticky rice wines
  6. sticky rices
  7. sticky shed syndrome
  8. sticky situation
  9. sticky situations
  10. sticky skin syndrome
  11. sticky tape

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