ticky-tacky

[ tik-ee-tak-ee ]

/ ˈtɪk iˌtæk i /

Informal.

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adjective

shoddy and unimaginatively designed; flimsy and dull: a row of new, ticky-tacky bungalows.

tacky².

noun

ticky-tacky material or something made of it, especially housing.

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Sometimes tick·y-tack .

Origin of ticky-tacky

First recorded in 1960–65; gradational compound based on tacky²

Words nearby ticky-tacky

tickseed, ticktack, tick-tack-toe, ticktock, tick trefoil, ticky-tacky, Tico, Ticonderoga, Tic Tac, tic-tac-toe, tictoc