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[ tee-kee ] / ˈti ki /
noun(initial capital letter) (in Polynesian mythology) the first man on earth. (in Polynesian cultures) a carved image, as of a god or ancestor, sometimes worn as a pendant around the neck. Origin of tiki1875–80; <Maori and Marquesan Words nearby tikitik, tika, Tikal, tikanga, tike, tiki, tiki tour, tikka, Tikkiny, tikoloshe, Tikrit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tikiElderly women played Triple Double Diamond and Tiki Magic while they chain-smoked. I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal|Olivia Nuzzi|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST One of the oldest adult theaters in Los Angeles, the Tiki is open 24 hours a day. The Tale Behind Fred Willard’s Arrest in an Adult Film Theater|Christine Pelisek|July 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST He gave her a small silver box with a silver chain, for the tiki of Bernadette, on the day that he sailed away. White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien To the Marquesan these are all tiki, or charms, which have superseded their own. White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
Go, my son, and with that gain an entrance into the palace of Tiki, and do not come to this world again to disturb or alarm us. Curiosities of Superstition|W. H. Davenport Adams Her mother told her that the waters were full of sharks, and that not even a tiki of Bernadette would save her. White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien A bullet, aimed from behind a tree, killed Tiki on the spot; but from whose hand it came could only be conjectured. A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand in 1827|Augustus Earle
British Dictionary definitions for tiki
nounan amulet or figurine in the form of a carved representation of an ancestor, worn in some Māori cultures verb(intr) NZ to take a scenic tour around an area Word Origin for tikifrom Māori Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |