Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Mythology A male figure in Polynesian myth, sometimes identified as the first man.
- noun A wooden or stone image of a Polynesian god.
- noun A Maori figurine representing an ancestor, often intricately carved from greenstone and worn about the neck as a talisman.
- adjective Of or relating to a decorative style characterized by bamboo, palm fronds, tiki figures, and other popular representations of Polynesian culture.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Polynesian deity, generally regarded as the creator of man.
- noun [lowercase] A carved image or representation of the god Tiki, especially one of the large carved wooden pillars set up at the tombs of chiefs and infltiential men.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Carved
talisman in humanoid form, common to thecultures of the south Pacific Ocean.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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I was amused by the nicknames given to players by the now deceased Spanish commentator Andres Montes who coined the term "tiki taca" for Spain's possession heavy, passing style," writes Ryan Jacob.
The Knowledge | The strangest excuses to miss pre-season | Jacob Steinberg 2011
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I was amused by the nicknames given to players by the now deceased Spanish commentator Andres Montes who coined the term "tiki taca" for Spain's possession heavy, passing style," writes Ryan Jacob.
The Guardian World News Jacob Steinberg 2011
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Log in to Reply nyokki (UID#3444) on September 1st, 2009 at 10: 54 pm tiki is our god and sometimes it pleases him to inflict upon us; Theme Day.
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This was either copy and pasted or tiki is playing around posting as casemods.
Matrix Trilogy comes in neat toy Nebuchadnezzar | My[confined]Space 2009
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on May 27th, 2009 at 4:31 pm tiki, is English your second language?
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It's what the Spanish call tiki-taka, what the Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, describes as "football that is like art."
Fantasy Football Comes AliveFantasy Football Comes Alive Jonathan Clegg 2010
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It's what the Spanish call tiki-taka, what the Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, describes as "football that is like art."
Fantasy Football Comes Alive Jonathan Clegg 2010
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It's what the Spanish call tiki-taka, what the Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, describes as "football that is like art."
Fantasy Football Comes AliveFantasy Football Comes Alive Jonathan Clegg 2010
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It's what the Spanish call tiki-taka, what the Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, describes as "football that is like art."
Fantasy Football Comes Alive Jonathan Clegg 2010
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It's what the Spanish call tiki-taka, what the Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, describes as "football that is like art."
Fantasy Football Comes AliveFantasy Football Comes Alive Jonathan Clegg 2010
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