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词汇 ricky-tick
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Definition of ricky-tick in English:

ricky-tick

(also rickey-tick, rickty-tick)
noun ˈrɪkiˌtɪk
US slang
  • A style of jazz regarded as old-fashioned or unsophisticated, especially as characteristic of the 1920s; ragtime.

adjective ˈrɪkiˌtɪk
US slang
  • Of music, especially jazz: old-fashioned, unsophisticated, trite; (of a rhythm or tempo) even, repetitive, monotonous.

adverb ˈrɪkiˌtɪk
US slang
  • Especially in military contexts: quickly, immediately. Chiefly in "most ricky-tick".

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in The Chicago Sunday Tribune. Imitative.

Definition of ricky-tick in US English:

ricky-tick

(also rickey-tick, rickty-tick)
nounˈrɪkiˌtɪk
US slang
  • A style of jazz regarded as old-fashioned or unsophisticated, especially as characteristic of the 1920s; ragtime.

adjectiveˈrɪkiˌtɪk
US slang
  • Of music, especially jazz: old-fashioned, unsophisticated, trite; (of a rhythm or tempo) even, repetitive, monotonous.

adverbˈrɪkiˌtɪk
US slang
  • Especially in military contexts: quickly, immediately. Chiefly in "most ricky-tick".

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in The Chicago Sunday Tribune. Imitative.

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