lickety-split

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɪkɪtɪˈsplɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɪkɪtiˈsplɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lik′i tē split′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
lick•e•ty-split /ˈlɪkɪtiˈsplɪt/USA pronunciation   adv. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsat great speed;
    rapidly:to travel lickety-split.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lick•e•ty-split  (lik′i tē split′),USA pronunciation adv. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsat great speed;
    rapidly:to travel lickety-split.
  • perh. dialect, dialectal licket rag (for wiping in haste, with one lick) + -y1 + split, as in split second 1835–45, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lickety-split / ˈlɪkɪtɪˈsplɪt/
  1. very quickly; speedily
Etymology: 19th Century: from lick + split

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