See Also: preantiseptic(medicine)
ricky-tick(dictionary)
Little Ricky's Rib Joint(tourism)

ricky-tick (iou) and preantiseptic (medicine)


ricky-tick (iou)



ricky-tick noun & adjective. slang (chiefly US). M20.
[Imit. Cf. RINKY-DINK, RINKY-TINK.]
A. noun. An even, repetitive, or monotonous rhythm, as in early jazz; old-fashioned straight jazz or ragtime. M20.
b. adjective. Of a rhythm etc.: even, repetitive, monotonous. Of Music: trite, old-fashioned, unsophisticated. M20.
ricky-ticky adjective = RICKY-TICK adjective M20.

preantiseptic (medicine)


preantiseptic


Denoting the period, especially in relation to surgery, before the adoption of the principles of antisepsis.