ticky-tacky
adjective
shoddy and unimaginatively designed; flimsy and dull.
ticky-tack
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a variation of
ticky-tacky.
Example Sentences
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Despite all the consternation surrounding what many considered a ticky-tack flag, Bradberry acknowledged he committed a penalty on the pivotal play.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
“You know, we want to really enforce public safety, not ticky-tack stuff.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
Brooks, who complains often about calls, said officials made "ticky-tack" calls in the first half and then let the physical play get out of control in the second.
From Fox News ● Dec. 9, 2021
The charges against Wecht sound trumped up—84 counts of corruption, most for ticky-tack transgressions like sending private faxes from the office—but Omalu knows what’s really going on.
From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2015
Knox scored but the play was wiped out by a ticky-tack penalty on Corey Graham.
From Chicago Tribune ● Oct. 20, 2014
