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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
ticky (“a tick mark”) + box.
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Noun
ticky box (plural ticky boxes)
- (informal) A blank square on a form in which a check mark or cross may be placed in order to indicate a selection.
2006, Kay Sambell, Liz McDowell, Alistair Sambell, “Supporting diverse students: developing learner autonomy via assessment”, in Cordelia Bryan, Karen Clegg, editors, Innovative Assessment in Higher Education, Routledge, →ISBN, page 164:At college I took a sort of ticky box approach to doing my work. I'd say to myself, right, I've done that, I've measured that, I've read that.
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Etymology 2
tickey (“South African threepenny coin”) + box.
Noun
ticky box (plural ticky boxes)
- (South Africa, slang) A payphone; Alternative spelling of tickey box
2008, Paula Nangle, The Leper Compound, Bellevue Literary Press, →ISBN, page 96:They were trying to figure out how to call long distance from the ticky box.