# tikam-tikam

> English word · Noun · IPA [ˈt˭ɪk˭am ˌt˭ɪk˭am]

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Malay tikam-tikam (“to stab repeatedly; to choose randomly”), from a reduplication of tikam.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tikam-tikam