"tickey box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tickey boxes [plural]
Etymology: From tickey, obsolete South African slang for a threepenny coin (the cost of a payphone call at the time of the term's origin), and box (telephone kiosk). Head templates: {{en-noun}} tickey box (plural tickey boxes)
  1. (South Africa, slang) A payphone. Tags: South-Africa, slang Categories (topical): Telephony Synonyms: tickey-box, ticky box, ticky-box

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