English

Alternative forms

• ticky tacky

Noun

ticky-tacky ‎(uncountable)

1. (US) Cheap, low-quality building material, especially as that used to make conventional suburban housing of a uniform design.
   • 1964 Malvina Reynolds, “Little Boxes”:

     And the boys go into business, and marry and raise a family / In boxes made of ticky-tacky, and they all look just the same.

Adjective

ticky-tacky ‎(not comparable)

1. (US) Made of this material