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ticky box en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From ticky (“a tick mark”) + box.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A blank square on a form in which a check mark or cross may be placed in order to indicate a selection.
    • At college I took a sort of ticky box approach to doing my work. I'd say to myself, right, I've done that, I've measured that, I've read that. 2006, Kay Sambell, Liz McDowell, Alistair Sambell, “Supporting diverse students: developing learner autonomy via assessment”, in Cordelia Bryan, Karen Clegg, editors, Innovative Assessment in Higher Education, Routledge, →ISBN, page 164:

Forms

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ticky-box alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

tick box · check box

ticky box en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From tickey (“South African threepenny coin”) + box.

Meanings

  1. (South-Africa, slang) A payphone; Alternative spelling of tickey box.
    • They were trying to figure out how to call long distance from the ticky box. 2008, Paula Nangle, The Leper Compound, Bellevue Literary Press, →ISBN, page 96:

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ticky-box alternative lexicographic
ticky boxes Number=Plur lexicographic