单词 | tickety-boo |
释义 | tickety-boo in British English or tickettyboo (ˌtɪkɪtɪˈbuː) adjective British old-fashioned, informal as it should be; correct; satisfactory Word origin C20: of obscure origintickety-boo in American English (ˈtɪkɪtiˈbuː) adjective chiefly Brit informal fine; OK Word origin [1935–40; perh. expressive alter. of the phrase that's the ticket]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rhodesian ridgeback, bingo, fluorocarbon, gangbuster, unit trustExamples of 'tickety-boo' in a sentence |
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