Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A shop that sells food, especially candy and other sweets, in a school or institution.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
tuck shop .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A schoolboy might rhyme "tuckshop" with something rude, but only idiot government officials would ban it, together with YouTube links, Wikipedia entries, tour operators and dentists.
Computerworld 2009
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A schoolboy might rhyme "tuckshop" with something rude, but only idiot government officials would ban it, together with YouTube links, Wikipedia entries, tour operators and dentists.
Computerworld 2009
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We listened on the wireless through the nights, and took unblemished pleasure in the tuckshop parties each day.
How the warm glow of the old wireless stoked the Ashes fire Frank Keating 2010
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And no more school halls unless the schools in question promise to add sausage sandwiches to the tuckshop menu in perpetuity.
Cheeseburger Gothic » So, care to join me in the country’s most exclusive club. 2009
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Dinner started at Lauren Kenny's with a tuckshop theme.
footy fever. esther 2009
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Dinner started at Lauren Kenny's with a tuckshop theme.
Archive 2009-06-01 esther 2009
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The whole venue will be themed with stunning decor plus a kitsch but quality tuckshop will be selling classic sweets and confectionary to really awaken those taste buds and heighten the senses.
Hyper Events In Association With Friends Reunited Present The Big School Reunion! Thatsnews 2007
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Police spokeswoman Gugu Sabela said a man approached Mbambo's wife who operated a tuckshop from their home and asked to use the toilet inside their house.
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I have to admit I'm not a huge fan of vanilla slices, though- perhaps it started at school when the vanilla slices sold in the tuckshop were made with awful cardboard pastry and even more awful solid urine-yellow custard set hard like jelly.
SHF Puff Pastry: The Great Aussie Vanilla Sliceoff Niki 2005
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I never really grew up with slices; my family didn't make them and I never really went for them in the school tuckshop, so it's a bit of a novelty to play around with a few now.
Lemon Ricotta Slice Niki 2005
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Still in current use in Australia.
Example: https://tasmaniantimes.com/2024/09/move-to-save-school-canteens-tuckshop/
September 12, 2024