"sticky end" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sticky ends [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sticky end (plural sticky ends)
  1. An unpleasant death, demise or conclusion, especially when deserved or brought about by one's own actions.
    Sense id: en-sticky_end-en-noun-gFfUmjyM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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