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Thread #59476   Message #948059
Posted By: katlaughing
07-May-03 - 04:13 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Whence came tickety-boo, kilter, & whack
Subject: BS: Whence came tickiti-boo, kilter, & whack
I know I could go look these up, but it's much more fun to get your input! So...have heard "tickiti-boo" a few times on BBC-America, seemingly it means "tip-top" or "in perfect order." Where did it come from?

Also, anudder Mudder and I were talking about "kilters" wondering what they were and how one got "off-kilter." Seagoing expression, perhaps?

And, last but not least, what is a "whack" and how does one "get out of whack?" Was it some horrendous exercise in school for which one needed a doctor's note to dodge the tortures?**bg**

thanks!