different between tackie vs trackie

English

Etymology

Unknown. Thought to derive from Dutch or Afrikaans, or may be derived from tacky (“slightly sticky”), which the rubber shoes might seem to be.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æki

Noun

tackie (plural tackies)

1. (South Africa) A canvas shoe with a rubber sole.
2. (Ireland, Limerick) Another word for trainers or runners.
3. (South Africa, slang) The tyre of a car or other vehicle.
   • The hot rod had fat tackies.

Synonyms

• US sneaker, UK plimsoll, Australia sandshoe; tennis shoe

Derived terms

• tough tackie – tough luck.

English

Etymology

From tracksuit +? -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

Noun

trackie (plural trackies)

1. (Britain, Australia, informal) A tracksuit.
   • 2005, Peter Docker, Someone Else?s Country, 2010, ReadHowYouWant, page 300,

     Dylan was wearing a light trackie top in the colours of the flag.

   • 2006, Niven Govinden, Graffiti My Soul, Penguin, page 69,

     Carriages crammed with more sportswear than JD, including what looks like an orange and black trackie, similar to Casey?s; some dad out with his kid. You get a better class of person in Wembley.

   • 2009, Fleur McDonald, Red Dust, ReadHowYouWant, page 118,

     Pulling on a pair of trackie pants and a jumper, she quietly unclipped the flyscreen and pushed up the old window and climbed through, landing outside with a hollow thud.

Usage notes

• The plural, trackies, may also refer to tracksuit bottoms (the trousers of a tracksuit).

Derived terms

• trackie daks

Anagrams

• keratic, kreatic, tackier