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tickety-boo
(tickety-boo)
Pronunciation:
/ˌtɪkɪtɪˈbuː/
adjective
[
predic.
]
British
informal
,
dated
in good order; fine:
everything is tickety-boo
Origin:
1930s
: perhaps from Hindi
ṭhīk hai
'all right'
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