Pronunciation: ˌ ti-k ē - ' ta-k ē
Variant: also ticky-tack \ - ' tak \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ticky-tackies also ticky-tacks
Etymology: reduplication of tacky
Date: 1962
: sleazy or shoddy material used especially in the construction of look-alike tract houses also : something built of ticky-tacky