"Lickety split", meaning fast or quickly, apparently arose in the 1830s and 1840s. The origin of the expression isn't totally clear. Similar to stat.
by Tom Connelly September 08, 2006

refers to the tearing of index cards by bending them in half and then licking them to get them to split apart.
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by Boris June 09, 2004

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by OneBadAsp October 26, 2006

The 2 lesbians drove to San Francisco lickety split while the 2 gay guys were busy packing their shit.
by Jimothy Bob April 28, 2013
