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flypaper.

A strip of paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous, substance that catches and kills flies that land on it.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈflaɪˌpeɪpɚ/General-American
  1. A strip of paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous, substance that catches and kills flies that land on it.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From fly + paper.

verb/ˈflaɪˌpeɪpɚ/General-American
  1. To cause something to become stuck with, or as if with, flypaper.

Where this word comes from

From fly + paper.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.