Ticky tacky
From Self-sufficiency
Ticky tacky or ticky-tacky is a colloquial term for "shoddy [poor quality] material, as for the construction of standardized housing".[1][2]
It is famously used in this context by Malvina Reynolds in the song Little Boxes, which was also notably covered by Pete Seeger.
The term is American in origin, but has crossed the Atlantic to the UK. The Oxford English Dictionary attributes the term's origin to Reynolds' song.
Ticky tacky may also refer to tar paper.
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