STICKY
ADJECTIVES
1598 — CLIBBY adhesive, sticky → Eng. dial. obs.
1640 — GUMMY sticky, soiled, dirty → obs.
1697 — DAUBY sticky, clammy, dirty, untidy
1788 — TACKY sticky
..19C — CLINGS LIKE SHIT TO A SHOVEL describes the adherence of a sticky substance or a clingy person → colloq.
..19C — GAMMY sticky → Eng. dial.
1816 — CLITCHY sticky, clammy, glutinous → Amer. dial.
1847 — MUMBLY having a soft, sticky, or crumbly consistency → orig. Eng. dial.
1880 — CLIDGY sticky, viscous, adhesive → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1881 — TEERY sticky, smeary; adhesive → Eng. dial.
1889 — CABBY sticky, adhesive, dirty, muddy; used also of weather → Eng. dial.
1898 — BLUNGY sticky, dauby → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — CAGGY sticky → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 — DAWSEY sticky, adhesive, smeary → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 — LAPESY sticky, dirty → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1910 — GOOEY sticky, viscid → sl.
1929 — ICKY sticky, cloying; unpleasant, displeasing; uncomfortable → Amer. dial.
1937 — GUNKY unpleasantly sticky; messy, mucky; gooey → colloq., orig. US
1950 — ISHY sticky, cloying; unpleasant, displeasing; uncomfortable → Amer. dial.
1960 — GOOKY unpleasantly sticky → US sl.
1962 — GUNGED UP filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance → UK sl.
1962 — GUNGEY → GUNGY filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance → UK sl.
1966 — GOOBERED UP adj. → Amer. dial.
1967 — GOOPY sticky, smeared → Amer. dial.
1968 — CACKY sticky, muddy → Amer. dial.
1971 — GUNGY of a sticky or messy consistency; mucky, greasy, slimy → sl.
1974 — GOBBY sticky → Amer. dial.
NOUNS
1790 — CAB a sticky mass; anything dirty, wet, or clammy; a cold sweat → Eng. dial.
..20C — GLOOP any messy sticky fluid or substance → colloq.
..20C — GLOUTER a sticky mess → sl.
..20C — GOONK any sticky, viscous liquid, esp. hair tonic, cosmetics, lubricants, or cleaning fluids → Amer. sl.
..20C — LAGGER anything sticky or greasy, such as porridge or mud → Ireland
1932 — GUNK an unidentified and unpleasant substance; any nasty, messy stuff, dirt, slime; any sticky, viscous liquid, esp. hair tonic, cosmetics, lubricants, etc. → US sl.
1945 — GLOP a sticky or liquid mess, esp. inedible food → US sl.
1945 — GUCK any oozy, sticky, or slimy substance → colloq.
1946 — GOOP any viscous, sticky substance or mixture → Amer. dial.
1954 — SCLAIRTIE a light smear or dab of some soft sticky substance → Sc.
1958 — SCLAPPERT a smear or splash of some wet sticky or muddy substance → Sc.
1960 — GRUNCH sticky, dirty, unpleasant substances → sl.
1960 — GRUNGE sticky, dirty, unpleasant substances → sl. orig. US
1968 — GUMP any sticky substance; gunk → Amer. dial.
1969 — GUNGE a sticky mass; any messy substance; rubbish, clutter, filth → colloq.
PHRASES
..19C — STICKS LIKE SHIT TO A SHOVEL describes the adherence of a sticky substance or a clingy person → colloq.
VERBS
1400 — INVISCATE to make viscid or sticky; to mix or cover with a sticky substance
1950 — GOOK UP to smear something slimy or sticky on someone → sl.