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lickety-split

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lick·e·ty-split  (lk-t-splt)
adv. Informal
With great speed.
[lickety, very fast, alteration of lick, fast (dialectal) + split.]
lickety-split [ˈlɪkɪtɪˈsplɪt]
adv
US and Canadian informal very quickly; speedily
[from lick + split]
Translations
lickety-split
adv (US inf) → blitzschnell, mit Volldampf (inf)


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