South African English.....? Cokey pens?

Question

Why do we South Africans call a cokey pen as such? No one else ever knows what I mean and I have to say felt-tip! Any ideas where cokey pen comes from? Is it an old brand name perhaps?

I also wonder about takkies (trainers) too. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Koki. Dunno why.

Answer 2

I don´t know. I always called it a koki pen.

http://www.southafrica.info/travel/advic...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lex...

Answer 3

The correct spelling is Koki Pen. You are right, it was a local brand name.

Answer 4

Thanks cakes and Tebidy. This was driving me nuts. I looked everywhere and couldn't find it. Now my mind can rest. lol.

Add: Wikipedia says it's South African English: tekkies - sneakers. (The Anglicised pronunciation takkies has become mainstream in South African English.)

This site says origin unknown: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/takkies

I've looked, but can't find the origin. Sorry.