"post-it note" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: post-it notes [plural]
Etymology: See post-it. Head templates: {{en-noun}} post-it note (plural post-it notes)
  1. A small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side. Categories (topical): Stationery Synonyms: stick note [informal], sticky note Translations (a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side): ورقة لاصقة [feminine] (Arabic), pòstit [masculine] (Catalan), 便利貼 (Chinese Mandarin), 便利贴 (biànlìtiē) (Chinese Mandarin), 即時貼 (Chinese Mandarin), 即时贴 (jíshítiē) (Chinese Mandarin), post-it (Danish), tarralappu (Finnish), muistilappu (Finnish), viestilappu (Finnish), post-it (also capitalised "Post-it" as in trademark) [masculine] (French), pense-bête (French), Klebezettel [masculine] (German), Haftnotiz [feminine] (German), Haftzettel [masculine] (German), post-it (Hungarian), minnismiði [masculine] (Icelandic), 付箋 (fusen) (alt: ふせん) (Japanese), 附箋 (fusen) (alt: ふせん) (Japanese), 付箋紙 (fusengami) (alt: ふせんがみ) (Japanese), ポストイット (posutoitto) (Japanese), 포스트잇 (poseuteu'it) (Korean), pepa hāpiapia (Maori), post-it (Norwegian), karteczka samoprzylepna [feminine] (Polish), сти́кер (stíker) [masculine] (Russian), запи́ска (zapíska) [feminine] (Russian), заме́тка (zamétka) (english: note, memo) [feminine] (Russian), по́ст-ит (póst-it) [masculine] (Russian), кле́йкая бума́га для заме́ток (kléjkaja bumága dlja zamétok) [feminine] (Russian), pósit (Spanish), Post-It-lapp [common-gender] (Swedish), lapp [common-gender] (Swedish), klisterlapp [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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        },
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      "glosses": [
        "A small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "adhesive",
          "adhesive"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "stick note"
        },
        {
          "word": "sticky note"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ورقة لاصقة"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pòstit"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "便利貼"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "biànlìtiē",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "便利贴"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "即時貼"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jíshítiē",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "即时贴"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "post-it"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "tarralappu"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "muistilappu"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "viestilappu"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "post-it (also capitalised \"Post-it\" as in trademark)"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "pense-bête"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Klebezettel"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Haftnotiz"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Haftzettel"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "post-it"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "minnismiði"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ふせん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fusen",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "付箋"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ふせん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fusen",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "附箋"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ふせんがみ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fusengami",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "付箋紙"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "posutoitto",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "ポストイット"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "poseuteu'it",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "포스트잇"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "pepa hāpiapia"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "post-it"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "karteczka samoprzylepna"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stíker",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "сти́кер"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zapíska",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "запи́ска"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "note, memo",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zamétka",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "заме́тка"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "póst-it",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "по́ст-ит"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kléjkaja bumága dlja zamétok",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "кле́йкая бума́га для заме́ток"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "word": "pósit"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "Post-It-lapp"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "lapp"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "klisterlapp"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "post-it note"
}
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  "etymology_text": "See post-it.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "A small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side."
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "stick note"
        },
        {
          "word": "sticky note"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ورقة لاصقة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pòstit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "便利貼"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biànlìtiē",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "便利贴"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "即時貼"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jíshítiē",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "即时贴"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "post-it"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "tarralappu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "muistilappu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "viestilappu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "post-it (also capitalised \"Post-it\" as in trademark)"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "pense-bête"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Klebezettel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Haftnotiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Haftzettel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "post-it"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minnismiði"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふせん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fusen",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "付箋"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふせん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fusen",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "附箋"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふせんがみ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fusengami",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "付箋紙"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "posutoitto",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "ポストイット"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "poseuteu'it",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "포스트잇"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "pepa hāpiapia"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "post-it"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "karteczka samoprzylepna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stíker",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сти́кер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zapíska",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "запи́ска"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "note, memo",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zamétka",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "заме́тка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "póst-it",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "по́ст-ит"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kléjkaja bumága dlja zamétok",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кле́йкая бума́га для заме́ток"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "word": "pósit"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "Post-It-lapp"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lapp"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "klisterlapp"
    }
  ],
  "word": "post-it note"
}

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