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tiki

tiki

2 7.6
Having a tropical island style with bamboo and fruity drinks
  • adjective
  • /ˈtiːki/
  • US
: tiki
  • A tiki bar often serves fruity cocktails in carved mugs.

Not all Nazis, not all Hamas supporters, terror supporters or sympathizers walk around with tiki torches in Charlottesville.

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Examples

  • The restaurant had a tiki theme, with bamboo furniture and colorful lanterns.

  • They decorated their backyard with tiki torches for the summer party.

  • The tiki bar served exotic cocktails.

  • We decorated the party with tiki torches and lanterns.

  • The restaurant had a tiki theme, with bamboo furniture and colorful lanterns.

  • They decorated their backyard with tiki torches for the summer party.

  • A tiki bar often serves fruity cocktails in carved mugs.

Compounds

Kon Tiki
1 8.5

A light raft made of balsa wood used by Thor Heyerdahl in 1947

Surface Forms

tiki positive

Etymology

Tiki comes from a Maori word for a carved ancestor or the 'first man'. A helpful way to remember the adjective tiki is to think of a 'tiki bar' or 'tiki torch'—it means 'Polynesian-style' because it copies those carved figures and tropical decorations.