Main Entry:

¹ticky–tacky

Pronunciation:

\ˌti-kē-ˈta-kē\

Variant(s):

also ticky–tack \-ˈtak\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

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