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Definition of be tickety-boo
tickety-boo
adjective
- going well; going smoothly. Possibly of Hindi origin via the British army, from "Tik hai, babu!" which means "Good, sir!"
A song called "Everything Is Tickety-Boo" was recorded by Danny Kaye in the film Merry Andrew.- See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Last edited on Apr 06 2013. Submitted by Dick Wright-Upham from Wellington, New Zealand on Aug 09 2011.
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| Definitions include: to leave. | |
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| Definitions include: UK variant of "God". | |
| Definitions include: cool, new or special. | |
| Definitions include: a sandwich. | |
Other terms relating to 'good, okay, cool, awesome, fun': | |
| Definitions include: stylish; "smooth". | |
| Definitions include: "cool". | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: tacky; gaudy; sleazy; marked by showing lack of style;. | |
| Definitions include: indicates something is of high quality or tastes excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: good, "cool". | |
| Definitions include: very solid, i.e. without any problems. | |
| Definitions include: to decorate, enhance, make pretty. | |
| Definitions include: cool, neat. | |
| Definitions include: good, excellent, fun; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: fantastic. | |
| Definitions include: excellent. | |
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| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome". | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool". | |
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Other terms relating to 'boo': | |
| Definitions include: anything, in speech. | |
| Definitions include: a mistake. | |
| Definitions include: a back up booty call person | |
| Definitions include: a great quantity. | |
| Definitions include: onomatopoeia for the sound of a person crying. | |
| Definitions include: a term given to a person that has not yet be title as a boyfriend or girlfriend. | |
| Definitions include: to spend time with a significant other. | |
| Definitions include: it means good, used like hell yah. | |
| Definitions include: a very fine woman; a woman with very nice buttocks; very nice buttocks. | |
| Definitions include: emphatic way of saying "no"; NO WAY. | |
| Definitions include: see boo. | |
| Definitions include: to take a look. | |
| Definitions include: in trouble. | |
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