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Examples
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Game 5 last two minutes. ticky-tack offensive foul on Nene.
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UPDATE 7: 20 PM: What a bunch of little ticky-tack bullshit fouls!
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The fact that a ticky-tack nonsense foul—really, you make more physical contact on a 2 train, or trying to buy a sweater at Uniqlo—was whistled in the final minute of a close playoff game.
The Knicks Outrage Quiz Jason Gay 2011
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On the one hand, the title song talks about the ticky-tack construction of suburban developments; on the other hand, it embraces the shared, sheltered culture of middle-class life without hostility or condescension.
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On the one hand, the title song talks about the ticky-tack construction of suburban developments; on the other hand, it embraces the shared, sheltered culture of middle-class life without hostility or condescension.
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I worked in the RFK campaign, and I support Obama., so if anyone should take "offense" I would be near the front of the line, CNN is SO OUT OF LINE with this ticky-tack bilge.
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You might think because I wear this ticky-tack name badge that I'm your servant.
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I think it is a mistake to be this ticky-tack from our side.
Palin Took Heat For Giggling After Radio Show Host Attacked Opponent As "Bitch" 2009
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If we feel like we're being treated like cattle or reprimanded for some ticky-tack error, we might think twice before coming back.
Jason Pinter: 10 Things Bookstores Need to Do to Help Themselves 2009
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What makes him a powerful politician is that he can absorb all the ticky-tack bullshit and then put the issue in a broader perspective.
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