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tackie.

A canvas shoe with a rubber sole.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A canvas shoe with a rubber sole.

    South-Africa
  2. Another word for trainers or runners.

    Ireland
  3. The tyre of a car or other vehicle.

    South-Africa · slang
    The hot rod had fat tackies.
Where this word comes from

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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.