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 • Jun. 5, 2024

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

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2021

Everton should have known things would turn out tickety-boo when Fellaini scored for the 11th time in the this season – they have not lost when he has registered.

From The Guardian • Mar. 3, 2013

"We could go ahead and make the change to SI today, but everyone is very anxious that we get everything tickety-boo."

From Scientific American • Jul. 27, 2011

On the surface, everything seemed tickety-boo, as vacationers crowded the beaches from Brighton to Belfast.

From Time Magazine Archive