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tiki tour en · NOUN

Etymology

Genericized trademark from Tiki Tours, the brand name of a sight-seeing company.

Meanings

1. (New-Zealand) A tour that visits the attractions or points of interest in an area.
   • The aim was to fly down, run the half, do a quick tiki tour of the company's salmon fishery and then fly home. 2010, Gareth Brown, Kerre Woodham, Short Fat Chick to Marathon Runner, →ISBN:
   • No-one ventured to the Bluff or Toronui, but a van resembling a sardine tin went on a tiki tour of the huge Waipoura kauris. 1990, Tane: The Journal of the Auckland University Field Club - Volume 32 (1967-90), page 185:
   • He crossed the street to investigate further. The soldiers looked up at him, with friendly grins and said things like, “Takin' the tiki tour, mate? 2008, Allan Cole, Lucky in Cyprus, →ISBN:

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