Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tickey box

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tick-ey box
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A payphone.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From tickey, obsolete South African slang for a threepenny coin (the cost of a payphone call at the time of the term's origin), and box (telephone kiosk).

Usage

Inflected Forms

tickey boxes (plural) tickey-box (alternative) ticky box (alternative) ticky-box (alternative)

Questions

What does tickey box mean?
A payphone.
Where does tickey box come from?
From tickey, obsolete South African slang for a threepenny coin (the cost of a payphone call at the time of the term's origin), and box (telephone kiosk).

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