plural ticky-tackies also ticky-tacks
Definition of ticky-tacky
(Entry 1 of 2)
: sleazy or shoddy material used especially in the construction of look-alike tract houses
also
: something built of ticky-tacky
ticky-tacky
adjective
variants:
or less commonly ticky-tack
Definition of ticky-tacky (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of ticky-tacky was in 1962
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