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ricky-ticky
Variant of ricky-tick
ricky-tick
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ricky-tick (rik′ē tik′)
adjective
- designating, producing, or of popular music, as of the 1920s, with a mechanical, regular beat and fast tempo
- old-fashioned; corny
Etymology: echoic
Also ricky-ticky rick′y-tick′y (-tik′ē)
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