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Meaning of "tackies" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TACKIES

Probably from tacky1, with reference to their nonslip rubber soles.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TACKIES

tackies  [ˈtækɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TACKIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tackies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TACKIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tackies

Athletic shoe

Athletic shoe is a generic name for the footwear primarily designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise, but in recent years has come to be used for casual everyday activities. They are also known as trainers, sandshoes, gym boots or joggers and Geordie English in the UK, running shoes, runners or gutties, sneakers, tennis shoes, gym shoes, tennies, sports shoes, sneaks, tackies, rubber shoes or canvers.

Definition of tackies in the English dictionary

The definition of tackies in the dictionary is tennis shoes or plimsolls.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TACKIES


choccies
ˈtʃɒkɪz
cookies
ˈkʊkɪz
entelechies
enˈtelɪkɪz
exarchies
ˈeksɑːkɪz
folkies
ˈfəʊkɪz
heptarchies
ˈheptɑːkɪz
khakis
ˈkɑːkɪz
matriarchies
ˈmeɪtrɪɑːkɪz
monarchies
ˈmɒnəkɪz
nomarchies
ˈnɒmɑːkɪz
pentarchies
ˈpentɑːkɪz
pinkies
ˈpɪŋkɪz
Rockies
ˈrɒkɪz
squirarchies
ˈskwaɪərɑːkɪz
takkies
ˈtækɪz
thearchies
ˈθiːɑːkɪz
trackies
ˈtrækɪz
walkies
ˈwɔːkɪz
walky-talkies
ˌwɔːkɪˈtɔːkɪz
whiskies
ˈwɪskɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TACKIES

tack hammer
tack rag
tack room
tack welding
tackboard
tacker
tacket
tackety
tackey
tackier
tackiest
tackifier
tackify
tackily
tackiness
tacking
tacking stitch
tackle
tackler
tackless

WORDS THAT END LIKE TACKIES

big bickies
blue-skies
bullockies
cockies
cow cockies
dickies
duckies
flunkies
Great Smokies
huskies
jabberwockies
Jackies
junkies
kolackies
pockies
porkies
skies
stickies
thickies
to the skies

Synonyms and antonyms of tackies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tackies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TACKIES

Find out the translation of tackies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tackies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tackies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tackies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tackies
570 millions of speakers

English

tackies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tackies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tackies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tackies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tackies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tackies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tackies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tackies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tackies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tackies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tackies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tackies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tackies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tackies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रणगाडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tackies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tackies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tackies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tackies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tackies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tackies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tekkies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tackies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tackies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tackies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TACKIES»

The term «tackies» is used very little and occupies the 184.315 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TACKIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tackies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tackies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tackies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TACKIES»

Discover the use of tackies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tackies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Power of One
When she had finished tying the laces she tested the front of the tackies with the ball of her thumb, pressing down onto my toes, then she looked up at me and smiled. I couldn't believe my own eyes, she had a diamond set into the middle of  ...
Bryce Courtenay, 2011
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Tony Greig
We had two garages at that house, one of which was long and roomy, sothat is where Tackies made his bedroom. Tackies often babysat thechildren when Sandyand Iwent out. He was very strict and didn't take any nonsense from them. Onone ...
Joyce Greig, Mark Greig, 2013
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Myths and Mysteries of South Carolina: True Stories of the ...
By then, their numbers had diminished to an estimated two hundred purebred marsh tackies. The early 1950s marked a turning point in their survival. It was then that one D. P. Lowder began investing his Saturday afternoons in short drives ...
Rachel Haynie, 2010
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Robert Stafford of Cumberland Island: Growth of a Planter
No available records exist yet to show where Stafford's most productive cotton fields were located. Feral horses have wandered Cumberland Island's marshes for over two centuries. Stafford sold the marsh-tackies he rounded up from time to  ...
Mary Ricketson Bullard, 1986
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Carolina chansons: legends of the low country
MARSH TACKIES * Browsing on the salty marsh grass, Barrel-ribbed and blowsy -bellied, With a neigh as shrill as whistles And their mouths red-raw from thistles, I have seen the brown marsh tackies, Hiding in the swamps at Kiawah, With the ...
DuBose Heyward, Hervey Allen, 1922
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The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine
It was in a measure the site and center of a mission — the headquarters, so to speak, of a very earnest and patient effort to infuse energy and ambition into that indescribable class of people known in that region as the piney- woods " tackies.
‎1887
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The Century
It was in a measure the site and center of a mission — the headquarters, so to speak, of a very earnest and patient effort to infuse energy and ambition into that indescribable class of people known in that region as the piney- woods " tackies.
‎1887
8
The Mouldings of Chipinge
Alexander went with his mom to buy tackies. I remember the Bata shoe shop and the tackies I was bought in increasing sizes each year. The tennis tackies had to be whitened. The basketball tackies emulating American styles had cute ankle.
Ross Gordon Cooper, 2009
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Research Report: Navorsingsverslag
... 63 1992 Tablecloths 254 86 1997 Tablecloths 253 102 1998 Tablecloths 218 127 1995 Tackies - boys 200 57 1992 Tackies - boys 250 120 1997 | Tackies - boys 254 71 1997 Tackies - boys 187 74 1991 Tackies - boys 253 92 1998 Tackies ...
D. H. Tustin, University of South Africa. Bureau of Market Research, 1998
10
A Collection of Mrs. Claus' Christmas Stories
cried a wee voice from a wee elf that was just popping its wee head into her Christmas Kitchen doorway. “We're out of tackies, we're out of tackies! We can make our tickies, but we can't make our tackies! Our hammers go ticky, but it's the tacky ...
Bonnie M. Gulan, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TACKIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tackies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Perhaps It's Time You Cleaned Your Tackies?
Because two brothers hated getting their sneakers dirty and could not bear wearing dirty shoes, they came up with the unique idea of opening a tackie laundry. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
The miracle of giving sight
Clad in black track pants, tackies and a jersey, she sits at her dining table, sipping a cup of hot chocolate. For somebody so busy, the fresh look on her face and ... «Namibian, Jul 15»
3
Entire horse skeleton found in archaeological dig
First Coast News' Jessica Clark found three Marsh Tackies at the Florida Agricultural Museum in Flagler County. They're not extremely common now. They're ... «First Coast News, Jun 15»
4
Marsh tacky race canceled for 2015, seeks return to Hilton Head in …
Beaufort County residents and visitors will not get to see their beloved marsh tackies in action this year. But organizers hope the marsh tacky race will go off ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Mar 15»
5
Gushwell Brooks
She was wearing a formal blouse, pencil skirt and stiletto heels; I was wearing my usual jeans, tackies and t-shirt. She exuded confidence - she nailed that job or ... «Daily Maverick, Feb 15»
6
Stand up and fight for Limerick military history
“Only in Limerick and South Africa are trainers/runners called 'tackies' a word brought back from Limerick men fighting in the Boer War where light shoes laced ... «Limerick Post, Jan 15»
7
DAR chapter welcomes Molly the Marsh Tacky
Tackies are members of the Colonial Spanish Group and very adapted to the lowland swamps. Critically endangered, the stud book is closed, and there are only ... «Aiken Standard, Nov 14»
8
Association: SC Marsh Tacky horse race postponed
Marsh tackies, which are slightly smaller than standard horses, are descended from Spanish horses that were brought to the sea islands of South Carolina and ... «ABC NEWS 4, Mar 14»
9
Hilton Head best spot for marsh tacky races
Beyond offering free and casual fun, the event is a fitting way to honor marsh tackies, the state's official horse and a living piece of our region's history. «Hilton Head Island Packet, Feb 14»
10
Designer running shoes — A pair for everyone
Brits call them “trainers,” South Africans refer to them as “tackies.” In some urban areas in the United States, the slang for sneakers is “kicks.” In Spanish English ... «The Colorado Statesman, Nov 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tackies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tackies>. May 2024 ».
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