Tiki Culture - Geographical Origins - General Tiki

A arriano Tiki Socialite San Diego Joined: Jun 13, 2006 Posts: 1620	A arriano Posted posted on Sat, Apr 23, 2011 10:32 AM Oxford English Dictionary tiki, n. [This use first became widespread in the U.S. (especially Californian) tourist industry, and is unknown to the languages of the Pacific.] attrib. and Comb. Of, pertaining to, or in the style of the tropical islands of the South Pacific, as tiki bar, tiki punch, etc.; tiki torch n. an outdoor lamp which burns gas or solid fuel and consists of a bowl attached to the end of a pole, which is inserted into the ground. 1939 X. Herbert Capricornia xxvii. 408 The rest were a fish-spear, a kylie, a yam-stick, a dilly-bag, and a tikki fire-lighting set. 1952 Trader Vic's Kitchen Kibitzer 208 Tiki Punch. 8 ounces Triple Sec 8 ounces gin 3 ounces fresh lime juice 2 fifths chilled champagne, [etc.]. 1963 Times 26 Feb. 8/4 Breech-clouted Hawaiians blow conch shells and light gas-flared tiki torches on hotel payrolls. 1975 Times 17 Mar. 1/6 (advt.) By the flickering light of a Tiki lamp, you'll delight in sampling exotic dishes. 1981 B. Granger Schism (1982) xiii. 116 The tiki bar behind the hotel on the beach side was designed like a grass hut. 1985 Smithsonian Jan. 30/3 Just two hours south of Washington, D.C.,¨Eis a whole different world. Commercial fishermen ply their trade in undershirts. Tiki bars broadcast popular music into the subtropical night. 1990 Seattle Times 4 Mar. (¡®Pacific¡¯ section) 20/3 The Polynesian is thatched roofs, tiki torches and Disney kitsch. 1939¡ª1990¡ü ¡ý

Oxford English Dictionary

tiki, n.

[This use first became widespread in the U.S. (especially Californian) tourist industry, and is unknown to the languages of the Pacific.] attrib. and Comb. Of, pertaining to, or in the style of the tropical islands of the South Pacific, as tiki bar, tiki punch, etc.; tiki torch n. an outdoor lamp which burns gas or solid fuel and consists of a bowl attached to the end of a pole, which is inserted into the ground.

1939 X. Herbert Capricornia xxvii. 408 The rest were a fish-spear, a kylie, a yam-stick, a dilly-bag, and a tikki fire-lighting set.

1952 Trader Vic's Kitchen Kibitzer 208 Tiki Punch. 8 ounces Triple Sec 8 ounces gin 3 ounces fresh lime juice 2 fifths chilled champagne, [etc.].

1963 Times 26 Feb. 8/4 Breech-clouted Hawaiians blow conch shells and light gas-flared tiki torches on hotel payrolls.

1975 Times 17 Mar. 1/6 (advt.) By the flickering light of a Tiki lamp, you'll delight in sampling exotic dishes.

1981 B. Granger Schism (1982) xiii. 116 The tiki bar behind the hotel on the beach side was designed like a grass hut.

1985 Smithsonian Jan. 30/3 Just two hours south of Washington, D.C.,¨Eis a whole different world. Commercial fishermen ply their trade in undershirts. Tiki bars broadcast popular music into the subtropical night.

1990 Seattle Times 4 Mar. (¡®Pacific¡¯ section) 20/3 The Polynesian is thatched roofs, tiki torches and Disney kitsch.
1939¡ª1990¡ü

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Post #586183 by arriano on Sat, Apr 23, 2011 10:32 AM