tik tik

tik tik
 n.— «The community of Mitchell’s Plain, especially the youth would be informed about the use of the latest drug craze, crystal methamphetamine, also known as tik-tik.» —“More Drug Busts Looming in Wcape” by Karen Pretorius in Capetown, South Africa BuaNews (Pretoria, South Africa) June 22, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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