Cling-on

//ˈklɪŋɑn// noun

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Noun

1
Synonym of cling (“type of window ornament”).
"Window cling-ons are the same kind you see at Christmas time, with cute Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers and Frosty the Snow Mans on them."

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Example

"Window cling-ons are the same kind you see at Christmas time, with cute Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers and Frosty the Snow Mans on them."

Etymology

Deverbal from cling on.

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