tick and toy

verb

To waste time; to dally or idle.

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Meanings

verbtick and toy (third-person singular simple present ticks and toys, present participle ticking and toying, simple past and past participle ticked and toyed)

present singular third person ticks and toys · participle present ticking and toying · participle past ticked and toyed · past ticked and toyed

  1. obsoleteTo waste time; to dally or idle.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tick and toy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tick%20and%20toy.

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