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May 27, 2012
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tic•ky-tack•y



Pronunciation: (tik'ē-tak"ē), [key] Informal.

—adj.
1. shoddy and unimaginatively designed; flimsy and dull: a row of new, ticky-tacky bungalows.
2. tacky2.

—n.
ticky-tacky material or something made of it, esp. housing. Also,tick'y-tack".

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