Meanings
adverbmost Rikki-Tik (not comparable)
alternative most ricky-tick
- USnot comparableslanggovernmentQuickly, immediately.
"Poet? We're in. Give us a few minutes to secure the hall into D-Wing. Once I call, I'll need you most Rikki Tik to override the doors. Clear?"
2009, Patrick Todoroff, Running Black, page 17
Origin
Probably derived from the Rudyard Kipling character Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a fast-moving and quick-witted mongoose in the story of the same name.
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