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tic·ky-tack·y
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ˈtɪk
iˌtæk
i
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-ee-tak-ee
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Informal
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adjective
1.
shoddy and unimaginatively designed; flimsy and dull:
a row of new, ticky-tacky bungalows.
2.
tacky
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noun
3.
ticky-tacky material or something made of it, especially housing.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Also,
tick·y-tack
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Origin:
1960–65;
gradational compound based on
tacky
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