TICKY-TACKY


Meaning of TICKY-TACKY in English

I. ˌti-kē-ˈta-kē noun

also ticky-tack -ˈtak

( 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

II. adjective

also ticky-tack

Date: 1964

1. : of an uninspired or monotonous sameness

2. : tacky

3. : built of ticky-tacky

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.