Definitions

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  • noun South Africa, slang A payphone; Alternative spelling of tickey box.
  • noun A blank square on a form in which a check mark or cross may be placed in order to indicate a selection.

Etymologies

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tickey (“South African threepenny coin”) +‎ box.

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ticky (“a tick mark”) +‎ box.

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