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lickety-split definition

☆ lickety-split (lik′ə tē split′)

adverb

Informal at great speed

Etymology: fanciful formation based on lick,

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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