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Tackie

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A canvas shoe with a rubber sole. South-Africa
  2. 2
    Another word for trainers or runners. Ireland
  3. 3
    The tyre of a car or other vehicle. South-Africa, slang

    "The hot rod had fat tackies."

Etymology

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

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