"most Rikki-Tik" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Probably derived from the Rudyard Kipling character Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a fast-moving and quick-witted mongoose in the story of the same name. Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=most Rikki-Tik}} most Rikki-Tik (not comparable)
  1. (slang, US, chiefly military) quick, immediate Tags: US, not-comparable, slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-most_Rikki-Tik-en-adj-2Ox~2Qaj Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 72 28 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Adverb

Etymology: Probably derived from the Rudyard Kipling character Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a fast-moving and quick-witted mongoose in the story of the same name. Head templates: {{en-adv|-|head=most Rikki-Tik}} most Rikki-Tik (not comparable)
  1. (slang, US, chiefly military) quickly, immediately Tags: US, not-comparable, slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-most_Rikki-Tik-en-adv-nBvd9F91 Categories (other): American English Topics: government, military, politics, war

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