Blu-Tack

English

Etymology

blue tack

Noun

Blu-Tack (uncountable)

1. (UK, New Zealand, Australia) A solid putty-like adhesive, originally blue in colour, used to secure items to walls and other surfaces.

Translations

putty-like adhesive

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 藍丁膠, 蓝丁胶 (lándīngjiāo), 寶貼, 宝贴 (bǎotiē), 泥膠, 泥胶 (níjiāo)

• Finnish: sinitarra

Verb

Blu-Tack (third-person singular simple present Blu-Tacks, present participle Blu-Tacking, simple past and past participle Blu-Tacked)

1. (UK, New Zealand, Australia) To fix with Blu-Tack.

   The power switch wasn't seated properly, and so I blu-tacked it into place.

Usage notes

Blu-Tack is a registered trademark of Bostik. However, since it is the leading product of its kind in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, its name is sometimes used generically.