ticky box

See also: ticky-box

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

ticky (a tick mark) + box.

Noun

ticky box (plural ticky boxes)

  1. (informal) A blank square on a form in which a check mark or cross may be placed in order to indicate a selection.
    • 2006, Kay Sambell, Liz McDowell, and Alistair Sambell, "Supporting diverse students: developing learner autonomy via assessment", in Innovative Assessment in Higher Education (eds. Cordelia Bryan and Karen Clegg), Routledge (2006), →ISBN, page 164:
      At college I took a sort of ticky box approach to doing my work. I'd say to myself, right, I've done that, I've measured that, I've read that.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

tickey (South African threepenny coin) + box.

Noun

ticky box (plural ticky boxes)

  1. (South Africa, slang) A payphone; Alternative spelling of tickey box
    • 2008, Paula Nangle, The Leper Compound, Bellevue Literary Press (2008), →ISBN, page 96:
      They were trying to figure out how to call long distance from the ticky box.
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