ticktack

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A noun referring to a system of hand signals used by bookmakers at racetracks to communicate betting odds and information.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das das Zeichensystem bezeichnet, mit dem Buchmacher auf der Rennbahn Quoten und Wettinformationen übermitteln. Meist in der Wendung 'ticktack' (auch 'Ticktack') für diese Handzeichen.

1. Bookmaker's signaling system C1 informal british

   A system of hand signals used by bookmakers at racetracks to communicate odds and bets.

   • The bookmaker used ticktack to signal the odds to his partner.
   • Ticktack is a traditional method of communication among racetrack bookmakers.
   • He learned ticktack from his father, who worked at the track for decades.

   🇩🇪Signal- und Zeichensystem der Buchmacher

• ticktacks plural form
• ticktacks' possessive plural form
• ticktack's possessive singular form

An obsolete verb meaning to make a ticking or tapping sound, often associated with clocks or repetitive mechanical movements.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Verb, das bedeutet, ein tickendes oder klopfendes Geräusch zu erzeugen, oft in Verbindung mit Uhren oder wiederholten mechanischen Bewegungen.

1. Make a rhythmic ticking sound B2 informal

   To produce a repeated, regular sound similar to that of a clock or timer.

   • The old clock ticktacked softly in the corner of the room.
   • The timer ticktacked as the seconds counted down.
   • I could hear the watch ticktacking on the nightstand.

   🇩🇪Ticken

   Synonyme: beatclickpulsetaptickticktock