# ticky-tacky

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Cheap, low-quality building material, especially as that used to make conventional suburban housing of a uniform design.

## Etymology
Probably reduplication of tacky. Apparently coined by Malvina Reynolds in the early 1960s (see quotation, below).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ticky-tacky