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English
Etymology 1
Noun
ticktack (uncountable)
- A kind of backgammon played with both men and pegs.
- Synonyms: tricktrack, trictrac
1649, John Milton, Eikonoklastes, archived from the original on 31 May 2020, Part XXVI, Upon the Armies surprisall of the King at Holmeby:And that those pretended Tumults were chastiz'd by thir own Army for new Tumults, is not prov'd by a Game at Tictack with words
Etymology 2
Interjection
ticktack
- Dated form of tick tock.
1852, Northern Mythology: Volume 3, page 206:A wild young fellow coming home late one night, heard, while he was putting the key into the lock, something on the ground that continually went ticktack, ticktack, ticktack. Stooping down he found it was a silver watch […]
1901, George Brown, The House With the Green Shutters:Damn the thing, why didn't it stop – with its monotonous ticktack; ticktack; ticktack – he could feel it inside his head where it seemed to strike innumerable little blows, on a strained chord it was bent on snapping.
Noun
ticktack (plural ticktacks)
- A repeated ticking noise like that made by a clock or a watch.