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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TINTOOKIE

From Tintookies, marionettes that appeared on Australian television in the 1960s.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TINTOOKIE

tintookie  [ˌtɪnˈtʊkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TINTOOKIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tintookie 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 TINTOOKIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tintookie in the English dictionary

The definition of tintookie in the dictionary is a fawning or servile person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TINTOOKIE


bookie
ˈbʊkɪ
cookie
ˈkʊkɪ
cooky
ˈkʊkɪ
folky
ˈfəʊkɪ
Gurmukhi
ˈɡʊəmʊkɪ
hokey
ˈhəʊkɪ
hokey-pokey
ˌhəʊkɪˈpəʊkɪ
hooky
ˈhʊkɪ
karaoke
ˌkɑːrəˈəʊkɪ
Loki
ˈləʊkɪ
moki
ˈməʊkɪ
Okie
ˈəʊkɪ
pokey
ˈpəʊkɪ
roky
ˈrəʊkɪ
rookie
ˈrʊkɪ
roquet
ˈrəʊkɪ
smokey
ˈsməʊkɪ
smoky
ˈsməʊkɪ
stookie
ˈstʊkɪ
tanuki
təˈnʊkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TINTOOKIE

tintack
Tintagel Castle
Tintagel Head
tinted
tinter
Tintin
tintiness
tintinnabula
tintinnabulant
tintinnabular
tintinnabulary
tintinnabulate
tintinnabulation
tintinnabulous
tintinnabulum
tintless
tintometer
Tintoretto
tinty
tintype

WORDS THAT END LIKE TINTOOKIE

bakkie
bikie
brookie
chocolate chip cookie
chookie
chuckie
darkie
fortune cookie
Jackie
junkie
kookie
nookie
pinkie
pokie
quickie
talkie
tough cookie
twinkie
walkie-talkie
yorkie

Synonyms and antonyms of tintookie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tintookie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TINTOOKIE

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

Translator English - Chinese

tintookie
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tintookie
570 millions of speakers

English

tintookie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tintookie
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tintookie
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tintookie
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tintookie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tintookie
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tintookie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tintookie
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tintookie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tintookie
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tintookie
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tintookie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tintookie
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tintookie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टिंटुकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tintookie
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tintookie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tintookie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tintookie
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tintookie
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

tintookie
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tintookie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tintookie
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tintookie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tintookie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TINTOOKIE»

The term «tintookie» is barely ever used and occupies the 210.706 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tintookie

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TINTOOKIE»

Discover the use of tintookie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tintookie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Natya: Theatre Arts Journal
MEHER R. CONTRACTOR "Tintookie" is an aboriginal word meaning 'the little people who live in the sand hills' and the Australian aboriginies believed these little people were responsible for the magic of the flowers, the day, the night, the ...
‎1966
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Desert Channels: The Impulse to Conserve
... animated by the parallel universe of Aboriginal storytelling and magic. she felt part of a sentient landscape inhabited not only by humans but also by spirits, and by invisible mythical creatures such as tintookie and pingala. It was entrancing.
Libby Robin, Chris Dickman, Mandy Martin, 2011
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Peter Sculthorpe: The Making of an Australian Composer
Patrick White had also been invited, but begged off when Humphries mentioned he'd already asked three 'toxic tits', Peter Coleman from Quadrant, Tintookie Peter Scriven, and Slimy Sculthorpe." By 1970, the 1954 Sonatina was still the only ...
Graeme Skinner, 2007
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The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 5: ...
In 1969 his Tintookie puppets and many others were destroyed by fireandfrom that timehe has largelylived in Asia. He returned to the Marionette Theatre in 1974andwas succeeded1976–84 by the shadowpuppeteer Richard Bradshaw (b .
Katherine Brisbane, Ravi Chaturvedi, Ramendu Majumdar, 2005
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Daffodils and Tulips
Champion Miniature went to 'Tintookie' 5Y-Y raised locally by Marie Parton. Anticipation for the arrival of this elegant miniature triandrus in the eastern states increases as its reputation grows. Sterling performances were also given by local  ...
Royal Horticultural Society, 1994
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New Guinea Engineer: The Memoirs of Les Bell M.B.E.
(National Archives ofAustralia) * Tintookie became the generic name for puppets used by the Marionette Theatre of Australia, after the success of Tintookie, the company's 1956 elaborate marionette musical. It is from an Aboriginal word ...
Gilian Heming Shadbolt
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Sangeet Natak
The biggest puppet theatre in Australia, Tintookie, which had thirty-five artists, vanished. Nobody could stop it; and that too in spite of government aid. When I started my puppet theatre, I had all kinds of puppets. But I told myself — I shall ...
‎2004
8
Walkabout
Performance by an Indian Dance Group. Peter Scriven's “Tintookie Marionettes”. Attractions run the whole gamut of classical and jazz music, drama, art exhibitions, ballet, opera, and open air entertainment. O, ,5... T;-ave] the Friendly Way L, ...
‎1965
9
Where strange paths go down
Within its boundaries lay the spirit stones and totemic shrines that concerned women's business. Women's business included baby spirit stones and the plant people, Tin-tupra and Tintookie, also the little spider, Moora, and the blue and red ...
Alice Monkton Duncan-Kemp, 1952
10
Australia Now
The latest Tintookie revival came after some serious setbacks for these little Australian bush creatures who have fascinated not only Australian children for two decades but also many thousands of Asian children during two extensive tours ...
‎1971

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TINTOOKIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tintookie is used in the context of the following news items.
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Burnside Council approves orienteering course at Hazelwood Park …
Opponents of the course proposed by the Tintookies Orienteering Club claimed a sign and 12 markers to be installed by the group would deface the state ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Thanks a lot, racists. Now I can't boo Adam Goodes
But wait, there's more: tosser, petite bourgeois, Eddy, sunlamp-abusing specimen of human chloroform, pumped-up bunyip, Pauline, tintookie doyen of the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
3
McLaren Vale is in need of a white wine champion
"We own the 80-plus-year-old Tintookie Vineyard in the highlands of Blewitt Springs," he says. "It grows on deep, grey wind-blown Maslin sands over ironstone ... «Good Food, Nov 14»
4
Imelda Marcos musical Here Lies Love to open in Sydney, 2015
From The Forums. The Tintookies · Jekyll & Hyde · Who would you like to see as Grizabella? Miss Saigon… again · Sound of Music Casting ... «Aussie Theatre, Sep 14»
5
11 trends to consider for your wine list
Dowie Doole's vibrant Chenin Blanc is complemented in special years by a Reserve called Tintookie, while The Little Wine Company's delicately spicy Gewurz ... «Australian Hospitality Magazine, May 14»
6
Illusionist 2.0 star Scott Lewis dies in tragic Sydney accident
From The Forums. The Tintookies · Jekyll & Hyde · Who would you like to see as Grizabella? Miss Saigon… again · Sound of Music Casting ... «Aussie Theatre, Jan 14»
7
Unloseable election haunts Tony Abbott, Coalition
Indeed, Keating has blamed, in part, the government's current and continuing woes on Labor's "factional Tintookies", the same influences that elevated Gillard to ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 13»
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Judi Farr to star as Australia's Miss Marple in 2013 tour
From The Forums. The Tintookies · Jekyll & Hyde · Who would you like to see as Grizabella? Miss Saigon… again · Sound of Music Casting ... «Aussie Theatre, May 13»
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It's time to reclaim our day – Theatre Day 2013
From The Forums. The Tintookies · Jekyll & Hyde · Who would you like to see as Grizabella? Miss Saigon… again · Sound of Music Casting ... «Aussie Theatre, Feb 13»
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Jersey Boys announces return Melbourne season, 2013
From The Forums. The Tintookies · Jekyll & Hyde · Who would you like to see as Grizabella? Miss Saigon… again · Sound of Music Casting ... «Aussie Theatre, Jul 12»

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