Meanings
- InternetNickname for TikTok, a social networking service and short-form online video platform; typically only used when referred to outside of the platform itself.
He seemed to be chewing on something as he considered her. “You going to put me on some TV show, or that Ticking Clock app?” “TikTok? No, but you might end up on YouTube if you’re okay with that.”
2022, Teri Anne Stanley, Charming Texas Cowboy, Sourcebooks Casablanca2 more examples
TikTok is taking the social media platforms by storm. Each of the older ones are adding accommodations on their platforms to copy the style of posts that they need from their users. The ‘clock app’ has millions and millions of participants.
2022, Jolene MacFadden, Authors-How to Brand You and Your Books, Southern Dragon PublishingAs shown in Figure 5.4, younger people are much more likely to be on TikTok multiple times a day, with 32 percent of that population selecting that option, while 87 percent of boomers are never on “the clock app.”
2024, Danielle Sarver Coombs, Advertising in America: A Reference Handbook, Bloomsbury Publishing
Origin
From the onomatopoeia tick-tock, for a ticking analog clock, homophonic with TikTok.
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