Stick

nounproper nountop 1 000 in film dialogue

A member of the Official IRA.

noun

1
A member of the Official IRA.

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.

proper noun

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The Chapman Stick, an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman.

Forms

plural: Sticks

Stewart · A Scottish surname originating as an occupation.Stewie · A diminutive of the male given name Stewart.stick · An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put…

Stick · A member of the Official IRA.

sticker · Something or someone that sticks (pierces, or adheres).sticking · A sequence or arrangement of drum notes to be played with…sticks · rural terrain, especially a woody area; any rural region.

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