ticky-tacky

[ tik-ee-tak-ee ]

adjective

1. shoddy and unimaginatively designed; flimsy and dull:

   a row of new, ticky-tacky bungalows.

2. tacky ².

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ticky-tacky¹

First recorded in 1960–65; gradational compound based on tacky ²

Example Sentences

Most of that is the desultory ticky-tacky kind that litters the right side of people's Facebook profiles.

From The Daily Beast