"tiki culture" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tiki cultures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} tiki culture (usually uncountable, plural tiki cultures)
  1. A form of American popular culture inspired by Hawaiian, Polynesian, Melanesian and Micronesian cultures, and characterized by "exotic" ornamentation and alcoholic drinks. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: Polynesian pop
    Sense id: en-tiki_culture-en-noun-ppKkYov1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "This year’s Hukilau was staged partially at the Mai-Kai Restaurant, which is the Angkor Wat of tiki culture. […] The restaurant opened in 1956 and has remained essentially unchanged ever since, an oasis of shrunken heads, tiki totems, and tiny waterfalls.",
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          "ref": "2020, Dan Nosowitz, “What the Heck is Crab Rangoon Anyway?”, in J. Kenji López-Alt, editor, The Best American Food Writing 2020, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 227:",
          "text": "Starting in the 1940s, thanks to returning World War II veterans, the country began a decades-long obsession with the aquamarine hues and tropical vibes of Polynesia, or at least a vague idea what Polynesia might be. It manifested as what we know as tiki culture.",
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