ticky-tacky
[ tik-ee-tak-ee ]
/ ˈtɪk iˌtæk i /
adjective
shoddy and unimaginatively designed; flimsy and dull: a row of new, ticky-tacky bungalows.
noun
ticky-tacky material or something made of it, especially housing.
Sometimes
tick·y-tack.
Origin of ticky-tacky
First recorded in 1960–65; gradational compound based on
tacky2