tickety-boo

American  

[tik-i-tee-boo] / ˈtɪk ɪ tiˈbu /

adjective

Chiefly British Informal: Older Use.

1. all right; fine; OK.

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tickety-boo British  

/ ˌtɪkɪtɪˈbuː /

adjective

1. old-fashioned as it should be; correct; satisfactory

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Etymology

Origin of tickety-boo

First recorded in 1935–40; perhaps expressive alteration of the phrase that's the ticket, using ticket in the informal sense “the proper thing, advisable thing,” or perhaps from Hindi ṭhīk hai “It’s all right,” or ṭhīk hai, bābū, “It’s all right, Sir”

Example Sentences

When I started, everything had to be tickety-boo.

From Los Angeles Times

When I started, everything had to be tickety-boo.

From Los Angeles Times

But people should not get the message that all is "tickety-boo with dragonflies", he added.

From BBC

Manchester United’s away form isn’t exactly tickety-boo, either.

From The Guardian

In short, the Democrats have some strong arguments they can make to counter the Republican claim that everything is tickety-boo.

From The New Yorker