[ticky-tacky] also ticky-tack n, pl ticky-tackies also ticky-tacks [redupl. of tacky] (1962): sleazy or shoddy material used esp. in the construction of look-alike tract houses; also: something built of ticky-tacky
[2]ticky-tacky also ticky-tack adj (1964) 1: of an uninspired or monotonous sameness
2: tacky
3: built of ticky-tacky