ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tickler

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈtɪkələ(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tickler is a noun meaning One who tickles.

Meaning

One who tickles.

More Meanings

  1. (informal) A person who or thing which amuses or excites.
  2. A reminder.
  3. A latex condom that has additional protrusions, for enhancing the sexual pleasure of the user.
  4. (informal, dated) Something puzzling or difficult; a conundrum.
  5. (US, business) A tickler file, file cabinet, or similar containing memoranda of deadlines arranged in date order.
  6. (UK, dated) A prong used by coopers to extract bungs from casks.
  7. (dated) A dram of spirits.

Example Sentences

Put it in the tickler file for next week.
I could tell in advance if they were screamers, or leatherettes, or buggers, or great head-givers, or into toys and ticklers – I had it down to an art.
The moment she bought any item of stocks, any commercial paper or other securities in the course of her Wall-street operations, she at once wrote it down in the tickler.

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