Definitions
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- noun South Africa An athletic shoe, a
trainer , asneaker .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"takkie," in games like "Hide and Seek" and "I Spy," must be familiar to every reader who has had any youth worthy of being so called.
Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Robert Ford
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Rautenbach hit Modau on the head a few times with a takkie and also gave Lewis "three minor blows" with a baton.
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At each repetition one in like manner steps aside, and the one who survives the ordeal until all the rest have been "chapped" or "titted" out is declared "it" or "takkie," and the game proceeds forthwith.
Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Robert Ford
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Pretoria - A young pilot who usually helps track robbers by air this weekend used a dropped takkie to put a culprit behind bars.
News24 2008
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Sorry I am me and if you don't like me that is your tough takkie ......
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