Canada· medium· informal
être tiguidou
“to be tiguidou (a Quebec word of uncertain origin)”
Meaning
To be perfectly in order
Explanation
A cheerful stamp of approval for anything that's going exactly as it should.
Example
Je passe te prendre à midi, c'est tiguidou?
I'll pick you up at noon, that all sorted?
Origin
Origin uncertain. Nobody really agrees on where it comes from. Some call it purely onomatopoeic, others trace it to the English 'jig' and 'do', or even 'tickety-boo', but none of the theories has won out.
Where
Quebec
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