Stick
See also: stick
English
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.[1]
Noun
Stick (plural Sticks)
- (Ireland) A member of the Official IRA.
Synonyms
- Sticky
A 10-string Stick.
Proper noun
Stick
- (music) The Chapman Stick, an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman.
See also
Chapman Stick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Stick Enterprises
References
- Wharton, K. (2019). Torn Apart: Fifty Years of the Troubles, 1969-2019. United Kingdom: History Press
Anagrams
- ticks
German
Etymology
From English stick.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stɪk/
Audio (file)
Noun
Stick m (strong, genitive Sticks, plural Sticks)
- (informal) stick in any English sense that applies to computing
Related terms
- Joystick m
- USB-Stick m
- RAM-Stick m
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtik/
Noun
Stick n (plural Stick or Sticker, diminutive Stickche or Stickelche)
- piece
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary