- tickety-boo
- tick|et|y-boo [ ,tıkəti `bu ] adjective BRITISH OLD-FASHIONEDvery good, healthy, successful, etc.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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tickety-boo — [tik′i tē bo͞o′] adj. [< TICKET (as in THAT S THE TICKET!) + Y1 + boo] [Brit. Informal] fine, excellent, in working order, etc.: an old fashioned use … English World dictionary
tickety-boo — adjective Correct, satisfactory. I want everything to be all tickety boo. I want to marry you properly according to the English law so that your people will know that Im playing straight. Syn: alright, fine, hunky dory … Wiktionary
Tickety-boo — If something is going well with no problems we would say it is tickety boo … The American's guide to speaking British
tickety-boo — operating well, A OK After they gave him insulin, everything was tickety boo … English idioms
tickety-boo — Adj. Fine, all right, in order. E.g. Yes indeed, everything is just tickety boo, I ve never felt better … English slang and colloquialisms
tickety-boo — /tɪkəti ˈbu/ (say tikuhtee booh) adjective British Colloquial fine; splendid: everything is tickety boo …
tickety-boo — tick•et•y boo [[t]ˌtɪk ɪ tiˈbu[/t]] adj. brit. and can. inf. fine; OK • Etymology: 1935–40; perh. alter. of the phrase that s the ticket … From formal English to slang
tickety-boo — /tik i tee booh /, adj. Chiefly Brit. Informal. fine; OK. [1935 40; perh. expressive alter. of the phrase that s the ticket] * * * … Universalium
tickety-boo — . tic tac toe … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
tickety-boo — adjective Brit. informal, dated in good order. Origin 1930s: perh. from Hindi ṭhīk hai all right … English new terms dictionary
