Meaning of tickety-boo | Babel Free

Definitions

Correct, satisfactory.

British, informal, not-comparable

Examples

“I want⟳ everything to be all tickety-boo. I want⟳ to marry⟳ you properly according to the English law so that your people will know⟳ that I'm playing straight with you.”

“Great days! The dawn’s breaking over no-man’s-land – Dewdrops glistening on the poppies in the early morning sun! ‘Good morning, corporal! All quiet on the Western Front?’ … ‘Tickety-boo, sir!’”

“'Whit's up wi' yer John Greig (leg) then? Ye didnae have⟳ that before.' / 'Aw ye noticed!' said the mercenary, 'We were in a fight⟳ one day w' some o' that Taliban mob and I copped a hit wi' a grenade, but I've got an artificial one on, so am tickety boo.'”

“Miriam begins to type⟳: Unfortunately, it looks as if our time and place⟳ for meeting has been confused once again. We do hope⟳ that everything is tickety-boo for you— / […] Gloria stands. “Am I mad? You just used the word ‘tickety-boo’ in an e-mail to a young girl who didn’t grow⟳ up in England and who probably doesn’t watch⟳ PBS.””

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