tickey box
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Also seen as: tickey-box
Meaning · English
A payphone.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
[…] He phones his mother in Hopetown every afternoon from the tickey box in the hostel.'
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “tickey box” mean?
A payphone.
Is “tickey box” formal or informal?
tickey box is generally slang.