ticky-tacky

[ tik-ee-tak-ee ]

adjective
  1. shoddy and unimaginatively designed; flimsy and dull: a row of new, ticky-tacky bungalows.

noun
  1. ticky-tacky material or something made of it, especially housing.

Origin of ticky-tacky

1
First recorded in 1960–65; gradational compound based on tacky2
  • Sometimes tick·y-tack .

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