ticky-tacky

US: (tik′ē tak′ē)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

tic•ky-tack•y  (tik′ē tak′ē), [Informal.]
adj. 

1. Informal Terms shoddy and unimaginatively designed;
   flimsy and dull:
   a row of new, ticky-tacky bungalows.
2. Informal Terms tacky².

n. 

3. ticky-tacky material or something made of it, esp. housing.

Also, tick′y-tack′. 

• gradational compound based on tacky² 1960–65