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tik^¹

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Early 21st century, perhaps imitative of the popping sounds made by meth being lit and smoked.

noun

South Africa, slang, uncountable crystal meth or speed. This Tuesday Special Assignment focuses on a deepening crisis in Cape Town. Many young adults and schoolchildren as young as 10 years are in the grip of a powerful drug called crystal methamphetamine – known locally as tik. It’s been on the fringes for several years but it is now catching on fast am

TIK^²

proper noun

The station code of Tiu Keng Leng in Hong Kong.

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MLA

"tik." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tik. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tik. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tik

Chicago

"tik." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tik.

BibTeX

@misc{tik_2026,
  title = {tik},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tik},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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