tic-tac
See also: tictac and tic tac
English
Alternative forms
- tick-tack
- tick tack
Noun
tic-tac
- (Britain) a system of sign language used by bookmakers at racecourses to communicate odds and bets; an associated group of words for each sign
Anagrams
- tactic
French
Alternative forms
- tictac (post-1990 spelling)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tik.tak/
Audio (file)
Noun
tic-tac m (plural tic-tacs)
- Sound of a mechanism, ticktock
Further reading
- “tic-tac”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
From French tic-tac or German Ticktack.
Interjection
tic-tac
- tick tock
Spanish
Interjection
tic-tac
- Alternative spelling of tictac
Noun
tic-tac m (plural tic-tacs)
- Alternative spelling of tictac