sticky rice

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sticky rice

noun sticky rices

  1. uncountable, usually A variety of short-grain rice popular in South and East Asia, known for its stickiness when cooked.

    Similar: glutinous rice

  2. derogatory, slang, uncountable, usually An (East) Asian man who is mostly attracted to other Asian men. I think they are changing now, too, though, because you see groups and groups of them in bars, all Asian, together. It’s amazing. So my market is much more expanded. I’m “sticky rice” [Asians who like Asians].

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@misc{sticky_rice_2026,
  title = {sticky rice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sticky%20rice},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}