flypaper

[ flahy-pey-per ]

/ ˈflaɪˌpeɪ pər /

noun

paper designed to destroy flies by catching them on its sticky surface or poisoning them on contact.

Origin of flypaper

First recorded in 1840–50; fly² + paper

Words nearby flypaper

flyoff, fly off the handle, fly on the wall, fly orchid, flyover, flypaper, flypast, flyposting, fly press, fly rail, Fly River

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Example sentences from the Web for flypaper

More begets more, and spending tends to stick at higher levels, which is why the phenomenon is known as “the flypaper effect.”
The Great Medicaid Swindle|Nick Gillespie|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He prowls around and challenges man until he comes to the flypaper; he then slinks away.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
President Cleveland—And are you using that flypaper according to directions?
Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions|Slason Thompson
But he kept on and drew nearer and nearer, breathing hard and gathering flies like a flypaper.
The Wheels of Chance|H. G. Wells

Its driver was the boy who had brought the flypaper and "Job."
The Woman-Haters|Joseph C. Lincoln
"Yes, it is; and flypaper is made from my sticky pine gum," said the tree.
Uncle Wiggily in the Woods|Howard R. Garis

British Dictionary definitions for flypaper

flypaper

/ (ˈflaɪˌpeɪpə) /

noun

paper with a sticky and poisonous coating, usually hung from the ceiling to trap flies

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	flypaper
释义	flypaper [ flahy-pey-per ] / ˈflaɪˌpeɪ pər / noun paper designed to destroy flies by catching them on its sticky surface or poisoning them on contact. Origin of flypaper First recorded in 1840–50; fly² + paper Words nearby flypaper flyoff, fly off the handle, fly on the wall, fly orchid, flyover, flypaper, flypast, flyposting, fly press, fly rail, Fly River Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flypaper More begets more, and spending tends to stick at higher levels, which is why the phenomenon is known as “the flypaper effect.” The Great Medicaid Swindle\|Nick Gillespie\|October 24, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He prowls around and challenges man until he comes to the flypaper; he then slinks away. Autobiography of a YOGI\|Paramhansa Yogananda President Cleveland—And are you using that flypaper according to directions? Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions\|Slason Thompson But he kept on and drew nearer and nearer, breathing hard and gathering flies like a flypaper. The Wheels of Chance\|H. G. Wells Its driver was the boy who had brought the flypaper and "Job." The Woman-Haters\|Joseph C. Lincoln "Yes, it is; and flypaper is made from my sticky pine gum," said the tree. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods\|Howard R. Garis British Dictionary definitions for flypaper flypaper / (ˈflaɪˌpeɪpə) / noun paper with a sticky and poisonous coating, usually hung from the ceiling to trap flies Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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