Definition of tickle the ivories

tickle the ivories    

verb

• to play the piano.

                                                                                                                                                                                    
  
  Citation from "Pianos to plunk down around NYC", Associated Press, Sara Kugler Frazier, June 21 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to play music, an instrument.

  Last edited on Jun 22 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

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tickled	Definitions include: happy.
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tickle pink	Definitions include: delighted.
tickle sh*tless	Definitions include: very delighted.
tickle the bean	Definitions include: female masturbation.
tonsil tickler	Definitions include: a penis.

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