takkie

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takkie

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From Afrikaans tekkie (“athletic shoe”).

noun takkies

South Africa, in plural An athletic shoe, a trainer, a sneaker. One day in comes Jannie Hofmeyr to my shop, and he's wanting a pair of takkies to play tennis you know, and William, my son, he goes and serves him.

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@misc{takkie_2026,
  title = {takkie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/takkie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}