What are some ways I could use this phrase? “no ticky no laundry” means, literally, that if you don’t have a ticket, you won’t get your laundry.
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In the past, when folks couldn’t wash their clothes at home, they used laundromats, which washed, dried, and folded their laundry for a fee. When your laundry was finished, you received a “ticket” similar to a coat-check ticket. You couldn’t pick up your clothes if you didn’t present your ticket. It’s that simple.
As an explanation of the ‘no tickey’ part, Chinese folks (those of Asian descent who were lumped together back then) were often depicted as running laundromats, thus the derogatory accent in the phrase. In colloquial usage, this phrase became popular at the time. Watch some movies from the 40s and 50s, especially film noir…you’ll definitely hear that phrase.
You’ll need to use your own creativity to come up with ways to use this phrase.
Resources: Knowledge gained from being born during the 20th centurys were run by Chinese immigrants.
When your laundry was finished, you were given a ticket to pick it up.
The laundry would not be returned if you did not give them the ticket.
It was your responsibility to provide proof of ownership.
If you don’t give them the ticket, they won’t return your laundry.
At least since I can remember, this phrase has been used in movies – probably even before then, back when films allowed ethnic stereotyping –
Many politically correct stations wouldn’t air these episodes today. Just as they don’t air many racist cartoons from the 1940’s and 1950’s.
You’d curl your hair if you saw some of the older Bugs Bunny cartoons today
No ticky no shirty there.
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