/ Dictionary / Index T ticky-tacky: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tic•ky-tack•y Pronunciation: (tik'ē-tak"ē), [key] — Informal. Informal. —adj. shoddy and unimaginatively designed; flimsy and dull: a row of new, ticky-tacky bungalows. tacky. —n. ticky-tacky material or something made of it, esp. housing. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. tick trefoil Tico Related Content Daily Word Quiz: vertigo Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language