nikko

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noun

A felt-tip pen, of the Nikko brand or of any other brand, or the marks left by such a pen.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

nikko1

nounnikko (plural nikkos)

plural nikkos

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Nikko.

    I smiled at the little smiley face someone had drawn onto the mug in black nikko.

    2016, Kelly Carrero, Evolution Series Books 1-2

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nounNikko (plural Nikkos)

plural Nikkos

  1. Australiainformalusually QueenslandA felt-tip pen, of the Nikko brand or of any other brand, or the marks left by such a pen.

    I picked it up and smiled when I saw a message scrawled across the mug in black Nikko.

    2014, Kelly Carrero, Contained (Evolution Series Book 5)
    2 more examples

    A time line had been drawn in a bright red Nikko across the entire length of the board, indicating her movements from when she left the Leagues Club to when she was found dead in the shed.

    2010, Robyn J. Geiger, The Dead Shed, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 87

    The headline read TANNER STONE, A MAN BIGGER THAN THE MYTH. And, lower down, there was a ring of bright red Nikko around the very last sentence.

    2016, Amy Andrews, Playing By Her Rules, Entangled: Brazen

Origin

From a brand name of popular felt-tip pens in Australia.

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APA

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MLA

“nikko.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nikko. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nikko,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nikko.

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