# der Tick

der Tick is a German noun meaning “tic”. Forms: des Tickes, die Ticks.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Tickes
- Plural: die Ticks

## Meanings

1. _figurative_ tic, quirk (something that is done habitually)
2. _colloquial_ little bit, hint, tad (very small amount or degree, especially relative to another value)
   - Die Farbe dürfte noch einen Tick dunkler sein. — The color could do being a little bit darker.

## Examples

- Sie hat den Tick, Zahlen, die durch fünf teilbar sind, besonders angenehm zu finden. — One of her quirks is that she finds numbers divisible by five particularly pleasing.

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