tictac

Variant of ticktack

ticktack definition

tick·tack or tictac tic′·tac′ (tik′tak′)

noun

  1. a recurring sound like the ticking of a clock
  2. a device for making a tapping sound on a windowpane or door as a prank: it consists typically of a weight hung next to the window, etc. and manipulated from a distance by a string

Etymology: echoic redupl. of tick

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