Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun South Africa, slang A payphone.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From tickey, obsolete South African slang for a threepenny coin (the cost of a payphone call at the time of the term's origin), and box.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word tickey box.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.