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| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Origin: | Probably from Scottish English glaum 'to seize' (18-19 centuries), from Scottish Gaelic glam |
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glom
past tense and past participle glommed, present participle glomming
past tense and past participle glommed, present participle glommingglom onto something
phrasal verb1 to become attached to someone or something so strongly that it is difficult to break the attachment : The antibodies glom onto the virus and destroy it.
The antibodies glom onto the virus and destroy it.2 to be very attracted to an idea, opinion, style etc : College students have glommed onto the new African styles.
College students have glommed onto the new African styles.