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tickler

[ tik-ler ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that tickles.
  2. Accounting. a single-entry account arranged according to the due dates of obligations.
  3. Electronics, Radio. tickler coil.


tickler

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. informal.
    a difficult or delicate problem
  2. Also calledtickler file a memorandum book or file
  3. accounting a single-entry business journal
  4. a person or thing that tickles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tickler1

First recorded in 1670–80; tickle + -er 1
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When I first discovered this taste-bud tickler — back in the height of quarantine — there was often a wait for a new batch to drop.

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It’s the sort of tickler she so often misses, but this time she guides it into the centre of the cup, and the second match is all-square again.

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“We call it the brain tickler,” said Jason Feldman, the chief executive of Vault Health.

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A champion hugger, hair-messer and tickler, not being able to be physical with her grandparents, extended family or friends means she has become exponentially more handsy with her mums.

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Then there’s Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins - no tickler he.

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