Definition of "tiki" []

• Mythology A male figure in Polynesian myth, sometimes identified as the first man. (noun)
• A wooden or stone image of a Polynesian god. (noun)
• A Maori figurine representing an ancestor, often intricately carved from greenstone and worn about the neck as a talisman. (noun)

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• "I was amused by the nicknames given to players by the now deceased Spanish commentator Andres Montes who coined the term "tiki taca" for Spain's possession heavy, passing style," writes Ryan Jacob."
• "This was either copy and pasted or tiki is playing around posting as casemods."
• "Log in to Reply nyokki (UID#3444) on September 1st, 2009 at 10: 54 pm tiki is our god and sometimes it pleases him to inflict upon us; Theme Day."