ticky box

== English == === Alternative forms === ticky-box === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From ticky (“a tick mark”) +‎ box. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Or could be forming an informal adjective tick + -y?”) ==== Noun ==== ticky box (plural ticky boxes) (informal) A blank square on a form in which a check mark or cross may be placed in order to indicate a selection. ===== Synonyms ===== check box tick box === Etymology 2 === From tickey (“South African threepenny coin”) +‎ box. ==== Noun ==== ticky box (plural ticky boxes) (South Africa, slang) A payphone; Alternative spelling of tickey box.