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)
- (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