Phrase guide

post-it note

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stick note, sticky note

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

See post-it.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ورقة لاصقة — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Catalan: pòstit — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Chinese Mandarin: 便利貼 /便利贴 (biànlìtiē) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Chinese Mandarin: 即時貼 /即时贴 (jíshítiē) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Danish: post-it — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Finnish: tarralappu — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • French: post-it (also capitalised "Post-it" as in trademark) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • French: pense-bête — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • German: Klebezettel — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • German: Haftnotiz — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • German: Haftzettel — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Hungarian: post-it — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Icelandic: minnismiði — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Japanese: ポストイット (posutoitto) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Japanese: 付箋 (fusen) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Japanese: 附箋 (fusen) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Japanese: 付箋紙 (fusengami) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Korean: 포스트잇 (poseuteu'it) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Korean: 부전지 (bujeonji) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Korean: 부전 (bujeon) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Māori: pepa hāpiapia — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Norwegian: post-it — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Polish: karteczka samoprzylepna — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Russian: сти́кер (stíker) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Russian: запи́ска (zapíska) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Russian: заме́тка (zamétka) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Russian: по́ст-ит (póst-it) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Russian: кле́йкая бума́га для заме́ток (kléjkaja bumága dlja zamétok) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Spanish: pósit — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Spanish: post-it (póustit) — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Swedish: Post-It-lapp — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Swedish: lapp — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side
  • Swedish: klisterlapp — small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side