ticken

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German

Eine Eieruhr tickt.

Etymology

In the meaning “to make a clicking noise” onomatopoeic. In the meaning “to sling” likely back-formed from verticken; mostly used by foreigners.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ti‧cken

Verb

ticken (weak, third-person singular present tickt, past tense tickte, past participle getickt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to tick, to make a clicking noise
  2. (transitive, slang) to sell, to flog, to sling
    Synonym: verticken
    • 2017 April 7, 18 Karat (lyrics and music), “Straßenabitur”, in Pusha:
      Ich hab Strafen gekriegt, aber weiter getickt
      Paragraphen gefickt, dabei Weißes vertickt
      I got punishing but still was flogging it
      Fucking laws, slanging ching
  3. (regional) Alternative form of tippen (to tap, to strike gently)

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Further reading

  • ticken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ticken” in Duden online
  • ticken” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • ticken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Swedish

Noun

ticken

  1. definite plural of tick

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