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takkies

takkies is the plural of takkie.

Meaning of takkie

Noun

takkie (plural takkies)

  1. (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.1948, Tom Macdonald, Jan Hofmeyr: heir to Smuts, Hurst & Blackett, page 119

Questions about takkies

What is takkies the plural of?
Takkies is the plural of takkie.

Words near takkies in the dictionary

  1. Takkakaw Falls
  2. takkanah
  3. takkannah
  4. takken
  5. takkie
  6. takkies
  7. takkin
  8. takky
  9. Takla Makan
  10. Taklamakan
  11. Taklamakan Desert

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