Etymology

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Today it means: Any of a number of species of beetles in the family Tenebrionidae that make a tapping sound on the ground with their rear ends. Full definition →

Afrikaans toktokkie
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  1. Afrikaans · borrowed fromtoktokkie
  2. English todaytoktokkie

Borrowed from Afrikaans toktokkie, itself imitative.

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