tickler
noun/ˈtɪkələ(ɹ)/ · /ˈtɪklə(ɹ)/
Etymology From tickle + -er.
10 senses
- 1One who tickles.
- 2A person who or thing which amuses or excites.
- 3A reminder.
- 4A latex condom that has additional protrusions, for…
- 5Something puzzling or difficult; a conundrum.
- 6A tickler file, file cabinet, or similar containing…
- 7A prong used by coopers to extract bungs from casks.
- 8A dram of spirits.
- 9Something puzzling; a poser.
- 10A small notebook that fits the pocket or pocket notebook.
1
One who tickles.
2
Informal A person who or thing which amuses or excites.
3
A reminder.
- Put it in the tickler file for next week.
4
A latex condom that has additional protrusions, for enhancing the sexual pleasure of the user.
- 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.2005, Tom Horn, chapter 2, in The Devil and George Bailey, [s.l.]: RSE, published 2011, →ISBN, part III (Fire), page 827:
6
Business US A tickler file, file cabinet, or similar containing memoranda of deadlines arranged in date order.
- 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.1862, The Parish Will Case, in the Court of Appeals:
8
Dated A dram of spirits.
9
Slang Something puzzling; a poser.
10
Philippines A small notebook that fits the pocket or pocket notebook.
- Synonyms
- French tickler