English

Alternative forms

• ticky-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 0415356415, 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

• check box
• tick box

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 9781934137062, page 96:

     They were trying to figure out how to call long distance from the ticky box.