Tackie

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Related terms 1.4 Derived terms

English

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

tackie

1. (South African) A canvass shoe with a rubber sole.
2. (South African slang) A car-tyre or any vehicle’s tyre.
   • The hot rod had fat tackies.

Related terms

• US sneaker
• Brit. plimsoll
• Australian sandshoe
• tennis shoe

Derived terms

• tough tackie – tough luck.