glom onto

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To attach oneself to.
slang, transitive
To appropriate.
slang, transitive

Examples

“So is the argument that all that social good justifies Evan’s manipulative means? Or is the film critiquing the way we all glom onto strangers’ tragedies in order ⟳ to make ⟳ ourselves feel ⟳ like ⟳ we’re part of something?”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

glombed glombed on glombed onto glombing glombing on glombing onto

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