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claggy

adjectivequality

gummy and likely to stick

Having a tacky or gummy quality; apt to cling to surfaces or make things stick together.

Example in use

Da porridge is gey claggy.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/KLAG-ee/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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