Sticky-uppy

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Sticking up or tending to stick up. informal

    "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."

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From stick up + -y.

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