1. tickety-boo

    adjective

    1. Correct, satisfactory.

    adjective

    1. Correct, satisfactory.
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  2. phrases.org.uk

    "Grover Laudermilk was tickety-boo over Kinsella's move in buying him from St. Louis." The inclusion of the term in a newspaper, without any explanation of meaning, indicates that the writer expected readers would already be familiar with it. It seems that that phrase didn't originate much before 1910 though.
  3. dictionary.com

    More about tickety-boo. Tickety-boo, an informal adjective meaning "fine, OK," is a British colloquialism of uncertain etymology.It may be an expressive alteration of "that's the ticket," ticket here having its informal sense "the proper thing, advisable thing." Or tickety-boo may be a holdover from the Raj, from Hindi ṭhīk hai "It's all right," or ṭhīk hai, bābū ...
  4. english.stackexchange.com

    tickety-boo adjective fine, correct, in order, satisfactory. Originally military; a variation of 'ticket', as in just the ticket (correct), with Hindu [Hindi, —ed.] tikai babu (it's all right, sir) UK 1939. The proper Hindi phrase is ठीक हैं बाबू /theak hai, babu/ (Okay, Sir) —ed.
  5. collinsdictionary.com

    In the summer it means a three-hour daily check starting at 7am to make sure everything is tickety-boo. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But don't worry folks, it's all tickety-boo. Times, Sunday Times (2013) As an army man yourself you'll appreciate that when one is dealing with security matters everything has to be tickety-boo.
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