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tackie

tackie noun: a canvas shoe with a rubber sole.

Noun

tackie (plural tackies)

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

Synonyms of tackie

  • US sneaker
  • UK plimsoll
  • Australia sandshoe
  • tennis shoe

Forms of tackie

pluraltackies

Origin of tackie

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

Words formed from tackie

  • tough tackie

Words that rhyme with tackie

8 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about tackie

What does tackie mean?
Tackie means a canvas shoe with a rubber sole.
What part of speech is tackie?
Tackie is a noun.
What is the plural of tackie?
The plural of tackie is tackies.

Words near tackie in the dictionary

  1. Tackett
  2. Tacketts
  3. tackety
  4. tackey
  5. tackeys
  6. tackie
  7. tackier
  8. tackies
  9. tackiest
  10. tackified
  11. tackifier

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