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Etymology

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зали́пнуть (zalípnutʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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залипа́ть (zalipátʹimpf (perfective зали́пнуть)

  1. to become sticky; to get covered in a sticky substance
  2. to get stuck (e.g. of a gummed up mechanism)
  3. (slang) to freeze in rapt attention or deep thought
  4. (slang) to be engrossed in; to be obsessed with; to be (figuratively) addicted to [with на (na, + accusative) ‘a subject’ or в (v, + prepositional or accusative) ‘a gadget, a platform, social media’]

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