Meaning of tikam-tikam | Babel Free

Definitions

A kind of lucky draw or lottery-like game popular throughout the 1950s to the 1970s; usually, prizes are won by pulling slips of paper or numbered tickets from a board.

Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable

Examples

“Because school children were forgoing food to play tikam-tikam games with their pocket money, hawkers were eventually banned from selling tikam-tikam to children.”

“By day, she sold entrance tickets to those who wanted to try their luck at the teeming gambling stalls within the “City Park”, catering to the Chinese residents in the town. By night, she assisted at a pinball stall, collecting tickets and putting out tennis balls for a game of “tikam tikam”.”

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