Definition of nicki-nicki in English:

nicki-nicki

nounˌnɪkɪˈnɪki

mass nounAustralian

(in Aboriginal English) black tobacco in the form of a rope-like piece twisted together.
a small piece of nicki-nicki was chewed until it was softened
Example sentencesExamples
- Every day we'd give the Aboriginal children half a stick of nicki-nicki for a half a small jam tin of grasshoppers.
- When they were out of nicki-nicki, the girls would dig into the banks for these roots.
- Each adult was given a plug of nicki-nicki, which smelt delightful to me, like ripe figs.
- The soap was issued to all the Aboriginals each week as part of their rations, along with their stick of nicki-nicki.
- I often used to wonder just how many times one ball of nicki-nicki was passed on during the course of a day.
- You couldn't smoke the nicki-nicki—it was too hard, and if you tried to bite it, it would just about break your teeth.
- Some workers were paid small amounts of money, which was normally used to purchase nicki-nicki.
- The rations I wanted were 20 bags of flour, 6 bags of sugar, a couple of bags of rice and tapioca, 50 pounds of tea, and 50 pounds of nicki-nicki.
- It wasn't even good tobacco—it was that nicki-nicki stuff I was telling you about before.
- You'd get two mugs-full of tea and sugar, one tin of treacle, one bar of soap, and half an ounce of nicki-nicki tobacco.

Origin

1920s: from obsolete niggerhead 'tobacco'.

单词	nicki-nicki
释义	Definition of nicki-nicki in English: nicki-nicki nounˌnɪkɪˈnɪki mass nounAustralian (in Aboriginal English) black tobacco in the form of a rope-like piece twisted together. a small piece of nicki-nicki was chewed until it was softened Example sentencesExamples Every day we'd give the Aboriginal children half a stick of nicki-nicki for a half a small jam tin of grasshoppers. When they were out of nicki-nicki, the girls would dig into the banks for these roots. Each adult was given a plug of nicki-nicki, which smelt delightful to me, like ripe figs. The soap was issued to all the Aboriginals each week as part of their rations, along with their stick of nicki-nicki. I often used to wonder just how many times one ball of nicki-nicki was passed on during the course of a day. You couldn't smoke the nicki-nicki—it was too hard, and if you tried to bite it, it would just about break your teeth. Some workers were paid small amounts of money, which was normally used to purchase nicki-nicki. The rations I wanted were 20 bags of flour, 6 bags of sugar, a couple of bags of rice and tapioca, 50 pounds of tea, and 50 pounds of nicki-nicki. It wasn't even good tobacco—it was that nicki-nicki stuff I was telling you about before. You'd get two mugs-full of tea and sugar, one tin of treacle, one bar of soap, and half an ounce of nicki-nicki tobacco. Origin 1920s: from obsolete niggerhead 'tobacco'.
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