TICKY-TACKY


Meaning of TICKY-TACKY in English

/ ˌtɪki ˈtæki; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( NAmE , informal ) building material that is cheap and of low quality

►  ticky-tacky adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

1960s: probably a reduplication of tacky sense 1.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.