stickydirt

noun
UK /ˈstɪki dɜːt/
US /ˈstɪki dɝːt/

Dirt that sticks to you and is hard to brush off.

After playing in the rain, my boots were covered in stickydirt.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A messy, sticky patch of ground that traps your shoes.

We got stuck in the stickydirt near the riverbank.

3. A stubborn problem that is hard to clean up or get rid of.

The paperwork was stickydirt that kept slowing down the project.

4. A person who clings to others and is hard to shake off.

My little cousin is stickydirt—he follows me everywhere.