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Tackie vs Trackie - What's the difference?

tackie | trackie |

As nouns the difference between tackie and trackie

is that tackie is (South African) A canvas shoe with a rubber sole while trackie is a tracksuit.

tackie

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (South African) A canvas shoe with a rubber sole.
  • (Ireland, Limerick) Another word for trainers or runners.
  • (South African slang) A car-tyre or any vehicle’s tyre.
  • * The hot rod had fat tackies .

    • Synonyms

    * US sneaker, UK plimsoll, Australia sandshoe; tennis shoe

    Derived terms

    * tough tackie – tough luck. South African English

    trackie

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, Australia, informal) A tracksuit.
  • * 2005 , Peter Docker, Someone Else?s Country , 2010, ReadHowYouWant, page 300,
    • Dylan was wearing a light trackie top in the colours of the flag.
  • * 2005 , , page 99,
    • ‘I?ve fucking had it with this town,’ she said. ‘I go into the super last night, they reckon they seen me taking frozen stuff out of me trackie' at the car. So I?m gonna walk around with fucking frozen peas down me ' trackie , right? Right?’
  • * 2006 , , Graffiti My Soul , Penguin, page 69,
    • Carriages crammed with more sportswear than JD, including what looks like an orange and black trackie , similar to Casey?s; some dad out with his kid. You get a better class of person in Wembley.
  • * 2009 , Fleur McDonald, Red Dust , ReadHowYouWant, page 118,
    • Pulling on a pair of trackie pants and a jumper, she quietly unclipped the flyscreen and pushed up the old window and climbed through, landing outside with a hollow thud.

    Usage notes

    * The plural, (trackies), may also refer to tracksuit bottoms (the trousers of a tracksuit).

    Derived terms

    * trackie daks

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