ticky-tack

[tik-ee-tak-ee]

tic·ky-tack·y

[tik-ee-tak-ee] Informal.
adjective
1.
shoddy and unimaginatively designed; flimsy and dull: a row of new, ticky-tacky bungalows.
2.
noun
3.
ticky-tacky material or something made of it, especially housing.

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Ticky-tack is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Also, tick·y-tack.


Origin:
1960–65; gradational compound based on tacky2
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