Definitions for tic-tac
tic-tac

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1. tic-tacnoun

   a system of sign language used by bookmakers at racecourses to communicate odds and bets; an associated group of words for each sign

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1. Tic-tac

   Tic-tac (also tick-tack and non-hyphenated variants) is a traditional method of signs used by bookmakers to communicate the odds of certain horses. Until the turn of the 21st century it was a very common sight on racecourses in the UK, but with the advent of mobile technology it is now seldom seen. In 1999, only three practitioners were noted to be still working on the southern UK tracks – Micky 'Hokey' Stuart, Billie Brown and Rocky Roberts. A tic-tac man will usually wear bright white gloves to make his hand movements easily seen.

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1. Tic-tac

   Tic-tac is a traditional method of signs used by bookmakers to communicate the odds of certain horses. Until the turn of the 21st Century it was a very common sight on racecourses in the UK, but with the advent of mobile technology it is now seldom seen. In 1999, only three practitioners were noted to be still working on the southern UK tracks - Mickey Stuart, Billie Brown and Rocky Roberts. A tic-tac man will usually wear bright white gloves to allow their hand movements to be easily seen. A few simple examples of signals: ⁕Odds of 9/4 - both hands touching the top of the head. ⁕Odds of 10/1 - fists together with the right-hand thumb protruding upwards, to resemble the number 10. ⁕Odds of 33/1 - arms crossed, hands flat against the chest. Within the UK there are some regional variations in the signals, for example in the south odds of 6/4 are represented by the hand touching the opposite ear, giving the slang term "ear'ole", whereas the same odds are indicated in the north by the hand touching the opposite elbow. Some of the signals may be called out verbally too. These names have evolved over time in a mixture of Cockney rhyming slang and backslang. For example, 4-1 is known as rouf.

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1. tactic

How to pronounce tic-tac?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tic-tac in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tic-tac in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tic-tac in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of tic-tac in a Sentence

1. Dan Sullivan:

   Right now, the Russians are playing chess in the Arctic and our Administration still seems to think it’s tic-tac-toe.

2. Paul George:

   I thought it was tic-tac, those same contact plays down the stretch in the last three, four minutes weren’t called. I don’t know what is a foul and what isn’t a foul.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tic-Tac
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic-Tac
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tic-tac