Noun: tictac
Usage: Brit
- Steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock
"The tictac of the grandfather clock echoed through the quiet house";
- ticktock, tick-tock
Usage: Brit
- System of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks
"The bookmakers used tic-tac to communicate odds changes across the racetrack";
- ticktack [Brit]
Derived forms: tictacs, tic-tacs
Type of: sign, signal, signaling [N. Amer], signalling [Brit, Cdn], tick, ticking
Encyclopedia: Tictac
Tic-tac