"Stick" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: The Officials were known as the "Stickies" because they sold stick-on lilies to commemorate the Easter Rising. This was used to contrast from the nickname for the Provisionals, the pinnies (pejoratively pinheads), who used pinned-on lilies, though the latter nickname disappeared. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Stick
  1. (music) The Chapman Stick, an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman. Categories (topical): Musical instruments Related terms: Stick Enterprises
    Sense id: en-Stick-en-name-isi0FeXK Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

Forms: Sticks [plural]
Etymology: The Officials were known as the "Stickies" because they sold stick-on lilies to commemorate the Easter Rising. This was used to contrast from the nickname for the Provisionals, the pinnies (pejoratively pinheads), who used pinned-on lilies, though the latter nickname disappeared. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Stick (plural Sticks)
  1. (Ireland) A member of the Official IRA. Tags: Ireland Synonyms: Sticky
    Sense id: en-Stick-en-noun-nKEdC4Nc Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

Inflected forms

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