Stick

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A stick generally refers to a long, slender piece of wood, usually a branch from a tree without the leaves that may be refined. It can also be used as a weapon and early records have shown that they were used for hunting.

Stick may refer to:

In objects of similar shape:

The sticks may refer to:

  • The boondocks, a remote area, or a city or town that is considered unsophisticated

Stick may also refer to:

In nicknames:

In music:

  • Didgeridoo, a musical instrument often called a "stick"
  • Clapstick, a musical instrument that traditionally accompanies the didgeridoo
  • Chapman Stick, a musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman in the early 1970s
  • Stick, the wooden or fiberglass part of a bow for a stringed instrument

In the military:

In language:

  • to give stick, British English slang expression meaning 'to give denigration or criticism' for something to someone

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