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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