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:You are looking at [[stick]]. Try [[Stick]]. [[User:Stephen G. Brown|—Stephen]] 18:05, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

<gallery>
Image:Chewing gum stick.jpg|A '''stick''' of gum.
Image:Lichen stick.jpg|A '''stick''' of wood.
Image:Shift stick.jpg|The '''stick''' of a car.
Image:Hockey stick.svg|A hockey '''stick'''.
Image:NCI butter.jpg|A '''stick''' of butter.
Image:Makhila.JPG|A walking '''stick'''.
Image:Hubschrauber-Steuerknueppel 01 KMJ.jpg|The '''stick''' of a helicopter.
Image:Womens lacrosse stick head 2.jpg|A lacrosse '''stick'''.
</gallery>
-- [[User:Visviva|Visviva]] 15:19, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

== "Stick of furniture" ==

The use of "stick" in the idiom "every stick of furniture" should be mentioned. [[Special:Contributions/24.29.228.33|24.29.228.33]] 07:25, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
:It is - it is currently definition number 8 in the Noun section. [[User:Thryduulf|Thryduulf]] 11:06, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

::Actually, I just added it and then reordered all the definitions.  Should have noted that here, sorry. :-)  -- [[User:Visviva|Visviva]] 11:43, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

== Partridge ==

The ''New Partridge Dictionary of Slang'' gives a number of additional senses that I have been unable to verify, as of this writing: handgun, burglar's pry-bar, fighter pilot, prostitute, thousand dollars, PCP, prisoner's personal influence.  -- [[User:Visviva|Visviva]] 22:54, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

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‘Stick’ meaning ‘handgun’ appears in the lyrics to the famous folk song ‘Johnny I hardly knew ye’. http://www.irish-song-lyrics.com/Johnny_I_Hardly_Knew_Ye.shtml[[User:Overlordnat1|Overlordnat1]] ([[User talk:Overlordnat1|talk]]) 12:54, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

==[[stick]]==

Looking for verification of two plausible senses, for which I haven't been able to find any substantiation:
* Australian slang sense: A gram of marijuana wrapped in foil.
* Military sense #3: A line of infantry in a landing craft. -- [[User:Visviva|Visviva]] 23:01, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::I seem to recall the latter sense referring to a planeload (C-47, WWII) of paratroopers. [[User: DCDuring |DCDuring]] <small ><i >[[User talk: DCDuring |TALK]]</i ></small > 14:18, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

::: We have that as military sense #2 (#27).  So far, every promising-looking cite I've found for this has turned out to involve parachuting rather than landing via a landing craft. -- [[User:Visviva|Visviva]] 14:36, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

::::I took a run at this searching for "stick-of" and (Marines OR beach OR landing or surf) and still got references to helicopters (!) or paratroopers. The helicopter sense would easily fit with #27, although it is distinguishable and derived. [[User: DCDuring |DCDuring]] <small ><i >[[User talk: DCDuring |TALK]]</i ></small > 15:50, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

 {{lb|en|Australia|slang}} Approximately one gram of [[marijuana]] wrapped in a small cylinder of [[aluminium foil]].
 <nowiki>{{quote-book|1961|Carmelo Soraci|The Convict and the Stained Glass Windows|page=230|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=pwUyAAAAIAAJ|passage= {{...}} and how they'd give anything to have a fix or puff on a '''stick''' of dope.}}</nowiki>
This citation doesn't match the definition.
 {{lb|en|military}} A line of [[infantry]] in a landing craft (usually 2 per craft)
No citations given.  Removing both until cited. - {{User:TheDaveRoss/sig}} 18:45, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
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The usage of 'stick' for an aircraft control column surely derives from early flight mechanisms, when it ''was'' just a stick? The wheel section came a lot later than Lillienthal,  Wright or Bleriot. And 'joy' (as in joy-stick) was what you derived from it's correct use & mechanical operation? :) Does anyone know if 'joy-stick' is WW1 usage? [[User:Archolman|Archolman]] 13:58, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

== RFV ==

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{{fake==|<s>[[stick]]</s>}}
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* RFV of these noun senses:
# <s>(''US'') A two by four, the standard board used in constructing a frame house.</s>
#: Is this sense really that narrow ("a two by four"), or does it mean "any (usable) board"?
# <s>(''Australian, slang'') Approximately one gram of marijuana wrapped in a small cylinder of aluminium foil.</s>
#: This sense was tagged but not listed by someone earlier.
# <s>(''slang'') An unsocial person, particularly one who is either withdrawn or stuck-up.</s>
#: Those citing this sense should be careful to distinguish it from the similar senses "a person" and "a thin or wiry person; particularly a flat-chested woman". [[User:-sche|- -sche]] [[User talk:-sche|(discuss)]] 06:16, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
: re 2x4 sense: a broader sense seems right. The following cite virtually excludes 2x4 as wider lumber is used for rafters and joists:
:* {{quote-book|title=Graphic Guide to Frame Construction|page=128|author=Rob Thallon|year=2009|passage='''Stick''' framing— One advantage of '''stick''' framing is that the space within the roof ... A second advantage is that complex roofs may be '''stick'''-framed more economically than truss-framed.}} 
: {{unsigned|DCDuring}}
::That looks more like a separate term, "[[stick framing]]". As a native US speaker, the two by four limitation sounds quite plausible, though I haven't heard either version of that sense in use. [[User:Chuck Entz|Chuck Entz]] 14:50, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
:::Two senses RFV-failed, banished to the citations namespace and struck above. The other RFVs remain open. [[User:-sche|- -sche]] [[User talk:-sche|(discuss)]] 00:45, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
:::: I've RFV-failed, and thus broadened, the 'board' sense. [[User:-sche|- -sche]] [[User talk:-sche|(discuss)]] 04:26, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

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* RFV of this verb sense: 
# To strike someone with a stick.
#: Because this is under etymology 1, I presume it means "to club someone with a stick", whereas a sense "to pierce someone with a stick" would belong under etymology 2. I can find examples of "they sticked him", but it's not clear yet ''which'' of those senses they support. [[User:-sche|- -sche]] [[User talk:-sche|(discuss)]] 06:16, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
::: So far, none of the [[Citations:sticked|citations]] I've found unambiguously support a sense of "beat"; they all seem to mean "pierce". [[User:-sche|- -sche]] [[User talk:-sche|(discuss)]] 22:49, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
:RFV-failed. I have moved the verb from etyl 1 to etyl 2, and modified it accordingly (which means, speaking practically, that I've deleted the existing verb sense and added a new one in a different place). [[User:-sche|- -sche]] [[User talk:-sche|(discuss)]] 04:38, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
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== "Stick the telly on" ==

i.e. turn on the television. Does our entry adequately cover this slang phrase? Are there other similar phrases where "stick" doesn't quite imply hitting or striking? (See my similar comment at [[Talk:whack]]!) [[User:Equinox|Equinox]] [[User_talk:Equinox|◑]] 13:59, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

== [[make shit stick]] ==

'''“Make shit stick”''' [https://genius.com/6718974 is an idiom that depicts situations of trial & error]. --[[User:Backinstadiums|Backinstadiums]] ([[User talk:Backinstadiums|talk]]) 17:56, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Definition 4, sense 1, subsense 1, 'stick' meaning 'manual' could be described here as a synecdoche of definition 4, sense 1, 'stick' meaning 'gearstick' in the same way that 'manual' is described as a synecdoche of 'manual transmission' in the 'manual' entry. just a minor idea/quibble[[User:Overlordnat1|Overlordnat1]] ([[User talk:Overlordnat1|talk]]) 19:15, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

== Stick as versus in UK? ==

See https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/196400/is-it-mere-slang-to-use-the-verb-stick-in-place-of-versus-as-in-us-three.

I used this too. [[User:TomFryers|TomFryers]] ([[User talk:TomFryers|talk]]) 19:50, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

:I’ve never said or heard this myself (in the West Midlands) but I may just be too young. [[User:Overlordnat1|Overlordnat1]] ([[User talk:Overlordnat1|talk]]) 22:33, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

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