ticky-tacky
Made of this materialMade of this material; cheaply built, of low quality.
Meaning
2 senses(US, not comparable)Made of this material; cheaply built, of low quality.
(broadly, not comparable)Inferior, minor, trivial.
Origin
Probably reduplication of tacky. Apparently coined by Malvina Reynolds in the early 1960sProbably reduplication of tacky. Apparently coined by Malvina Reynolds in the early 1960s (see quotation, below).
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