sticky-backed plastic

      English

      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.

      Noun

      sticky-backed plastic (uncountable)

      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.

      Synonyms

      • (US) contact paper

      Translations

      Last modified on 19 June 2013, at 21:17