sticky-backed plastic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

British television show Blue Peter invented the term due to its policy against using commercial terms on-air. The commercial term for it was Fablon.

[edit] Noun

sticky-backed plastic

1. (UK) large sheet of thin, soft, coloured plastic that is sticky on one side

   For today's make, you'll need a good sheet of blue sticky-back plastic, a pen and a washing-up bottle.

[edit] Synonyms

• (US) contact paper

[edit] Translations

French: film plastique m.