"tick-tack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tick-tacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tick-tack (plural tick-tacks)
  1. Alternative form of tick tack, the sound of tapping; a device to tap on a window Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tick tack (extra: the sound of tapping; a device to tap on a window)
    Sense id: en-tick-tack-en-noun-gCe5OsEB
  2. Alternative form of tic-tac, a sign language used by bookmakers Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tic-tac (extra: a sign language used by bookmakers)
    Sense id: en-tick-tack-en-noun-8g4hnWGU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72

Inflected forms

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