Country Dictionary

A short form for "tickets"

Did you happen to get ticks for the game tonight?

Volunteer Firefighter

Look at the tick with all the lights in their car.

to make someone really mad

She really ticks me off when she flirts with my man

For something to be described as "ticking it", it must be exceptionally good or very interesting. For a person to be "ticking it", they must be very good-looking or socially admirable. It is similar to words like nang, peng and grade. It originated in Nottingham in 2010. It is a manipulation of the phrase "ticking all the boxes".

He is so hot, he's just ticking it

A volunteer firefighter who hangs out at a paid fire station and wants to try to be one of the "career guys"

Man i wish these damn ticks would stop trying to ride the rigs they aint worth shit.

A snare player on drumline that plays so off, there's a ticking noise.

Who's the tick on drumline?

A small minor error in everyday life, nothing life-threatening but something that causes inconvenience or annoyance. Often used in music.

"I left my phone in my car, I'll be right back." "Dang dude that's like your third tick today."

"The guitarist for their band screws up all the time." "Oh I know, he's a total tickbox."