ricky-tickyadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɪkɪˌtɪki/, U.S.

/ˈrɪkiˌtɪki/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ricky-tick adj., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < ricky-tick adj. + -y suffix¹, probably in order to create a rhyming compound.

slang (chiefly U.S.).

Of music, esp. jazz: old-fashioned, unsophisticated, trite; (of a band) performing such music. Also of a rhythm or tempo: even, repetitive, monotonous. Cf. ricky-tick adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [adjective] > type of rhythm

well-modulated1721

zoppa1740

bright1872

polymetric1878

swinging1884

ragtime1896

ragtimey1901

polymetrical1908

foot-tapping1915

toe-tapping1929

swingy1933

sewing machine1934

rocking1935

ricky-tick1939

raggedy1949

ricky-ticky1949

beaty1956

square1958

polymetred1966

head-nodding1967

1949 Chicago Tribune 30 June 19/2 Dixieland, born in Chicago, gave rise to the ricky ticky Mickey Mouse bands.

1952 B. Ulanov Hist. Jazz in Amer. xiv. 157 They rejected his ricky-ticky beat with distaste.

1970 Time 12 Jan. 44/1 White music has always been very ricky-ticky, steppity-step, plunkety-plunk-banjo.

1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Apr. 486/2 Weill's errant and loudly stated bass-line throwing up the odd chord that violently subverts the triteness of the ricky-ticky melody.

1998 B. Jaker et al. Airwaves of N.Y. 43/2 Thirty minutes of ricky-ticky music opened with a rousing rendition of ‘There's a Tavern in the Town’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ricky-ticky
释义	ricky-tickyadj. Brit. /ˈrɪkɪˌtɪki/, U.S. /ˈrɪkiˌtɪki/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ricky-tick adj., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < ricky-tick adj. + -y suffix¹, probably in order to create a rhyming compound. slang (chiefly U.S.). Of music, esp. jazz: old-fashioned, unsophisticated, trite; (of a band) performing such music. Also of a rhythm or tempo: even, repetitive, monotonous. Cf. ricky-tick adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [adjective] > type of rhythm well-modulated1721 zoppa1740 bright1872 polymetric1878 swinging1884 ragtime1896 ragtimey1901 polymetrical1908 foot-tapping1915 toe-tapping1929 swingy1933 sewing machine1934 rocking1935 ricky-tick1939 raggedy1949 ricky-ticky1949 beaty1956 square1958 polymetred1966 head-nodding1967 1949 Chicago Tribune 30 June 19/2 Dixieland, born in Chicago, gave rise to the ricky ticky Mickey Mouse bands. 1952 B. Ulanov Hist. Jazz in Amer. xiv. 157 They rejected his ricky-ticky beat with distaste. 1970 Time 12 Jan. 44/1 White music has always been very ricky-ticky, steppity-step, plunkety-plunk-banjo. 1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Apr. 486/2 Weill's errant and loudly stated bass-line throwing up the odd chord that violently subverts the triteness of the ricky-ticky melody. 1998 B. Jaker et al. Airwaves of N.Y. 43/2 Thirty minutes of ricky-ticky music opened with a rousing rendition of ‘There's a Tavern in the Town’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1949
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