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ricky-ticky

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rick⋅y-tick

[rik-ee-tik, -tik] Informal.
–noun
1. the mechanical, repetitive style and beat of ragtime or early swing music.
–adjective Also, rick⋅y-tick⋅y [rik-ee-tik-ee, -tik-ee] .
2. of or characteristic of such sound or beat.
3. corny or outmoded.

Origin:
1935–40; appar. imit.
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