10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TICKETY-BOO»
Discover the use of
tickety-boo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tickety-boo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
1969–. G. M. FRASER Russia—where everyone has to show his damned ticket
every few miles (1973). [In sense 1, perh. from earlier sense, list of election
candidates, or from the notion of the winning ticket in a lottery.] tickety-boo ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
2
Memoirs of An Unfit Mother
Not just Miss Belligerent Doormat but also Miss Tickety-boo! “Tickety-boo, Tickety
-boo, everything is fine—don't let anyone know your secrets.” Childhood lessons
run deep. I know there are women who lie about their age. My age has never ...
3
A Dictionary of the Space Age
TIROS,TOS, ITOS tickety-boo/tickety boo. A-OK. A term that has been used on
occasion to signal success in space. On the Space Shuttle Challenger's first flight
, astronaut Paul J. Weitz said, “Everything is going tickety-boo so far” (“Quote of
the ...
4
Star Trek: New Frontier: Stone and Anvil
Someone whom I just whisk up in my arms at the first sign of trouble and
announce, in my best manly basso profundo voice, that everything is going to be
just tickety-boo. What sort of way is that to think? It seems to run in utter
contradiction to ...
5
The Joker's Book of Judgment, Revelations & Insults
... IT'S BETTER A DEVIL YOU KNOW THAN A DEVIL YOU DON'T YOU HAVE
ALL MET A DEVIL TO REMEMBER FOR YOU HAVE MET Q THE ONE AND
ONLY DEVIL DECEMBER SO TICKETY BOO, TICKETY BOO I DON'T SPEAK
FRENCH ...
6
New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary
tickety-boo 11.1 ticking 26.7 tickle 23.32 tickler 12.48 ticklish 29.8 tickly 4.27 tick-
tock 21.21 ticky-tacky 4.18 tic-tac 21.4 tic-tac-toe 9.1 tidal 23.28 tidbit 30.20
tiddledywink 21.33 tiddler 12.48 tiddly 4.24 tiddlywink 21.33 tide 16.14 tideline
25.22 ...
Tickety-boo?” “You want to make sure she's 'tickety-boo'?” asked Tom, mimicking
Murphy, unable to quite comprehend what exactly was going on. “Yes, Detective.
” Tom turned quickly back to where Mary was sitting silently on the bed.
But even so, they've got me coordinating the spot checks and random tests here
in the village. I guess to make sure everything is legal and tickety-boo.” “Tickety-
boo,” thought Herman, “tickety-boo... glue... muscles grew... drug testing ofpoo?
The old lady of the signs did not look up at him: for at that moment Tickety—boo
went by her again, and poor old Tickety—boo got the bowler hat treatment. The
big African-Indian beer salesman seeing the old woman busy, did not say
anything ...
10
Jana Bibi's Excellent Fortune
Moreover, that shadowreading fortune-teller at the train station and that
nomenology fellow at the Victoria Hotel—hadn't they both said everything was
going to be tickety-boo? Not using that exact expression, of course, although
perhaps they ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TICKETY-BOO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
tickety-boo is used in the context of the following news items.
Football: Tournament boss sure it'll all be tickety-boo
The head of the Fifa Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand believes it can be a bigger drawcard than the recently completed Cricket World Cup. The tournament ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
Despite all evidence to the contrary, Iain Duncan Smith still insists …
Hard fact of this kind being a red rag to a bullshitter, Iain continues to insist that all is tickety-boo. So to those behind the new Longitude Prize, rewarding whoever ... «The Independent, May 14»
'Call the Midwife' Recap: Chummy and Her Colleagues Learn that …
There was only one “tickety-boo” from Chummy in the latest episode of the British series (Ep. 5 of Season 3). After finishing a check-up on a young, pregnant ... «Anglophenia, Apr 14»
Nick Cain: It's not all tickety-boo as debenture holders revolt
England 2015 Imagine paying £7,000 for a debenture seat which is meant to guarantee you the right to buy a face-value ticket for each and every international ... «The Rugby Paper, Jan 14»
Five years after Lehman, all tickety-boo?
At the end of this week, on 15 September, it will be the fifth anniversary of the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers. This momentous event feels ... «BBC News, Sep 13»
all is not tickety-boo with Labor
The long-lingering, waffling Rudd press conferences are a sign that all is not tickety-boo in the Labor camp. The Kevin who used to give teasing doorstops and ... «The Canberra Times, Aug 13»
Tickety-Boo Tasty! Crabbie's hosts tasting party tonight at Fado Irish …
After sampling Crabbie's Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer a few days ago, and subsequently discovering the YouTube rabbit hole filled with branding campaign ... «Austin Chronicle, Aug 13»
BARTON: Tax arrears mean economy isn't...
"Obviously, the city would prefer to see all taxes paid on time, because that would be a sign that things are running tickety-boo." The cook. The wisp of a woman ... «Hamilton Spectator, May 13»
'Call the Midwife' Recap, Season 2, Episode 6
She cheerily appropriated one of Chummy's favorite phrases, telling him she was feeling “tickety-boo.” The episode began with the older Jenny (voiced by ... «Anglophenia, May 13»
An unusually bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Mabel leaves Duncan in …
While marching, a sergeant or officer would ask the troops 'Tickety-boo?” and the troops were supposed to respond in time with their step: “We're tickety-boo, ... «Saga Health News, Mar 13»
