koki, noun

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Also cokey.
colloquial
In full koki pen: the proprietory name (with capital initial) of a particular make of fibre-tipped pen; also (with small initial) applied loosely to any fibre-tipped colouring pen. Also attributive.
1990 A. Rice in Frontline Oct. 15It wasn’t much of a poster, really...It was a cheapo cokey pen-and-cardboard creation.
1992 C.M. Knox tr. of E. Van Heerden’s Mad Dog 42Above the urinal, someone had written in koki pen: Enjoy the last great white erection.
1993 V. Cohen in Natal Witness 7 Jan. 14A quotation on a basic school kit..reveals that a suitcase or satchel containing glue,..kokis and so on, costs R80.94 and R86.94 respectively.
1994 G. Visser in Natal on Saturday 8 Jan. 21 (letter)This letter’s to all those among us who are..‘Shocked by the naked flesh!’...Haul out the black koki! The reverend hordes are on the march.
In full koki pen:the proprietory name (with capital initial) of a particular make of fibre-tipped pen; also (with small initial) applied loosely to any fibre-tipped colouring pen. Also attributive.
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