tackie

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tackie

Rhymes with -æki

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Unknown. Thought to derive from Dutch or Afrikaans, or may be derived from tacky (“slightly sticky”), which the rubber shoes might seem to be.

noun tackies

South Africa A canvas shoe with a rubber sole.
Ireland Another word for trainers or runners.
South Africa, slang The tyre of a car or other vehicle. The hot rod had fat tackies.

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@misc{tackie_2026,
  title = {tackie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tackie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}