ticky tacky

A form of ticky-tacky — Cheap, low-quality building material, especially as that used to make conventional suburban housing of a uniform design.

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Meanings

nounticky tacky (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of ticky-tacky (“shoddy construction material; tar paper”).
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ticky tacky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticky%20tacky

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ticky tacky,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticky%20tacky.

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