ricky-tickn.adj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈrɪkɪˌtɪk/, U.S.

/ˈrɪkiˌtɪk/

Forms: 1900s– rickey-tick, 1900s– rickty-tick (rare), 1900s– ricky-tick.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare rinky-dink n., rinky-dink adj., rinky-tink n., rinky-tink adj. It is possible that sense C. 2 may show a different origin.

slang (chiefly U.S.).

A. n.

A style of jazz regarded as old-fashioned or unsophisticated, esp. as characteristic of the 1920s; ragtime. Also: a stiff monotonous rhythm regarded as characteristic of this style.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > jazz > [noun] > ragtime

ragtime1896

razzmatazz1901

ricky-tick1937

honky-tonk1942

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [noun] > action of putting into rhythm > types of rhythm

swing1829

sprung rhythm1877

dance-rhythm1880

ragtime1896

slow drag1901

rumba1912

polymetre1922

cross-rhythm1926

tangana1926

counter-rhythm1927

ride1935

walking beat1935

ricky-tick1937

rock1937

shuffle rhythm1940

isorhythm1954

shuffle beat1955

tango rhythm1966

makossa1973

1937 Chicago Sunday Tribune 10 Jan. iii. 6/1 Swing and Jaz Phrases... Ricky tick, unadulterated corn [i.e. ‘Tunes our forefathers went to town on’].

1967 Time 22 Sept. 61/1 It sizzles with musical montage, tricky electronics and sleight-of-hand lyrics that range between 1920s ricky-tick and 1960s raga.

1968 N.Y. Times 5 Feb. 29/1 To the ricky-tick of Guy Lombardo's ‘I don't want to get well, I'm in love with a beautiful nurse’, three maimed Army veterans fumble through a dance routine.

1981 M. Kaminsky Jazz Band 33 The crush roll of the Chicago drummers was unheard of back East, where they were still playing oompah and ricky-tick.

2002 Down Beat May 65 Elmes..displays his versatility on an interesting take of..‘The Entertainer’, kicking it off with some old-timey rickey-tick and then changing gears to a more contemporary accompaniment.

B. adj.

Of music, esp. jazz: old-fashioned, unsophisticated, trite; (of a rhythm or tempo) even, repetitive, monotonous. Also in extended use.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [adjective] > type of rhythm

well-modulated1721

zoppa1740

bright1872

polymetric1878

swinging1884

ragtime1896

ragtimey1901

polymetrical1908

foot-tapping1915

toe-tapping1929

swingy1933

sewing machine1934

rocking1935

ricky-tick1939

raggedy1949

ricky-ticky1949

beaty1956

square1958

polymetred1966

head-nodding1967

1939 Down Beat 1 Dec. 8/3 Jan's band was not the ricky-tick crew it is today; it was three years later that he took over Freddie Large's outfit.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §579/14 Outmoded; non-‘swing’, corny..long-haired..ricky-tick.

1952 N.Y. Times 17 Feb. ii. 10/3 The baritone is teamed with Dinah Shore and Alan Young in some barbershop and ricky-tick selections, if you like that.

1968 New Yorker 18 May 6/2 A big red fire engine, peanut shells on the floor, and ricky-tick banjo music summon up the plinking eighteen-nineties, or whatever.

1969 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 21 Aug. 8/3 The rickytick, ingroup details sprinkled through the text.

1984 E. Leonard Stick 152 She..made a date to meet at the club... Little dancing to that ricky-tick club jive.

1990 G. Lees Musical Worlds of Lerner & Loewe v. 66 Give me a title. Let's write something ricky-tick.

2006 T. S. Jenkins I know what I Know 60 The stiff ricky-tick rhythm..which rolls into a more beboppish support during the second half.

C. adv.

1. With reference to music: in a soft or monotonous manner; tritely. rare.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > tempo > [adverb] > specific tempo

largo1683

allegrettoc1710

allegro1721

furioso1823

precipitato1876

ricky-tick1942

up tempo1948

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §578/31 Of tempo and tone…rickty-tick, gently softly.

2. Esp. in military contexts: quickly, immediately. Chiefly in most ricky-tick.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adverb]

quickly?c1225

hastilyc1275

hastlya1375

speedilya1400

subito?a1640

handy1832

jildi1919

ricky-tick1978

1972 Rolling Stone 6 July 46/2 When Win liked something as much as he liked P-ing down [sc. having sex], he said ‘Most ricky-tick’.]

1978 J. Webb Fields of Fire 51 Gotta get his ass outa here. Most ricky-tick.

1989 D. Sherman There I Was 17 We gotta get him cooled off most ricky-tick.

1999 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Aug. 185/1 I need this scene finished most ricky-tick (a variation on ‘I don't want it good, I want it Tuesday’).

2007 G. Iles Third Degree 231 Tell Carl to get his ass up here, ricky-tick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ricky-tick
释义	ricky-tickn.adj.adv. Brit. /ˈrɪkɪˌtɪk/, U.S. /ˈrɪkiˌtɪk/ Forms: 1900s– rickey-tick, 1900s– rickty-tick (rare), 1900s– ricky-tick. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare rinky-dink n., rinky-dink adj., rinky-tink n., rinky-tink adj. It is possible that sense C. 2 may show a different origin. slang (chiefly U.S.). A. n. A style of jazz regarded as old-fashioned or unsophisticated, esp. as characteristic of the 1920s; ragtime. Also: a stiff monotonous rhythm regarded as characteristic of this style. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > jazz > [noun] > ragtime ragtime1896 razzmatazz1901 ricky-tick1937 honky-tonk1942 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [noun] > action of putting into rhythm > types of rhythm swing1829 sprung rhythm1877 dance-rhythm1880 ragtime1896 slow drag1901 rumba1912 polymetre1922 cross-rhythm1926 tangana1926 counter-rhythm1927 ride1935 walking beat1935 ricky-tick1937 rock1937 shuffle rhythm1940 isorhythm1954 shuffle beat1955 tango rhythm1966 makossa1973 1937 Chicago Sunday Tribune 10 Jan. iii. 6/1 Swing and Jaz Phrases... Ricky tick, unadulterated corn [i.e. ‘Tunes our forefathers went to town on’]. 1967 Time 22 Sept. 61/1 It sizzles with musical montage, tricky electronics and sleight-of-hand lyrics that range between 1920s ricky-tick and 1960s raga. 1968 N.Y. Times 5 Feb. 29/1 To the ricky-tick of Guy Lombardo's ‘I don't want to get well, I'm in love with a beautiful nurse’, three maimed Army veterans fumble through a dance routine. 1981 M. Kaminsky Jazz Band 33 The crush roll of the Chicago drummers was unheard of back East, where they were still playing oompah and ricky-tick. 2002 Down Beat May 65 Elmes..displays his versatility on an interesting take of..‘The Entertainer’, kicking it off with some old-timey rickey-tick and then changing gears to a more contemporary accompaniment. B. adj. Of music, esp. jazz: old-fashioned, unsophisticated, trite; (of a rhythm or tempo) even, repetitive, monotonous. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [adjective] > type of rhythm well-modulated1721 zoppa1740 bright1872 polymetric1878 swinging1884 ragtime1896 ragtimey1901 polymetrical1908 foot-tapping1915 toe-tapping1929 swingy1933 sewing machine1934 rocking1935 ricky-tick1939 raggedy1949 ricky-ticky1949 beaty1956 square1958 polymetred1966 head-nodding1967 1939 Down Beat 1 Dec. 8/3 Jan's band was not the ricky-tick crew it is today; it was three years later that he took over Freddie Large's outfit. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §579/14 Outmoded; non-‘swing’, corny..long-haired..ricky-tick. 1952 N.Y. Times 17 Feb. ii. 10/3 The baritone is teamed with Dinah Shore and Alan Young in some barbershop and ricky-tick selections, if you like that. 1968 New Yorker 18 May 6/2 A big red fire engine, peanut shells on the floor, and ricky-tick banjo music summon up the plinking eighteen-nineties, or whatever. 1969 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 21 Aug. 8/3 The rickytick, ingroup details sprinkled through the text. 1984 E. Leonard Stick 152 She..made a date to meet at the club... Little dancing to that ricky-tick club jive. 1990 G. Lees Musical Worlds of Lerner & Loewe v. 66 Give me a title. Let's write something ricky-tick. 2006 T. S. Jenkins I know what I Know 60 The stiff ricky-tick rhythm..which rolls into a more beboppish support during the second half. C. adv. 1. With reference to music: in a soft or monotonous manner; tritely. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > tempo > [adverb] > specific tempo largo1683 allegrettoc1710 allegro1721 furioso1823 precipitato1876 ricky-tick1942 up tempo1948 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §578/31 Of tempo and tone…rickty-tick, gently softly. 2. Esp. in military contexts: quickly, immediately. Chiefly in most ricky-tick. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adverb] quickly?c1225 hastilyc1275 hastlya1375 speedilya1400 subito?a1640 handy1832 jildi1919 ricky-tick1978 1972 Rolling Stone 6 July 46/2 When Win liked something as much as he liked P-ing down [sc. having sex], he said ‘Most ricky-tick’.] 1978 J. Webb Fields of Fire 51 Gotta get his ass outa here. Most ricky-tick. 1989 D. Sherman There I Was 17 We gotta get him cooled off most ricky-tick. 1999 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Aug. 185/1 I need this scene finished most ricky-tick (a variation on ‘I don't want it good, I want it Tuesday’). 2007 G. Iles Third Degree 231 Tell Carl to get his ass up here, ricky-tick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.adv.1937
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