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flypaper

noun

fly·​pa·​per ˈflī-ˌpā-pər How to pronounce flypaper (audio)
: paper coated with a sticky often poisonous substance for killing flies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In a dank home in the village of Malotaranivka on the outskirts of Kramatorsk, speckled twists of flypaper hung from the living room ceiling. Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 With flypaper-like hands in help defense and 44% accuracy on catch-and-shoot three-pointers, Covington became one of their top targets to retain. Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022 But on the other end of the spectrum (and far more plentiful) are scenes like a 54-second shot of flypaper. John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2022 The tire change alone makes the car a delight; the cushioning effect of the taller sidewalls and flypaper stick of the Advans make bumps disappear and corners straighten. Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 21 Jan. 2022 Tucker is more your stick-to-’em-like-flypaper cover cornerback. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2021 The burrs are from the L.A. River reeds that grow in my backyard, and the flypaper was hanging in Don’s studio. Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2020 Your paintings incorporate other materials: an army surplus jacked, old flypaper, burrs. Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2020 And bad situations are as much a part of what Brown brings as precise route-running and flypaper hands. BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flypaper was in 1846

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