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tuck shop

[tuhk-shop] / ˈtʌkˌʃɒp /


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The family had to sell their caravan, and she helped out by giving dance classes and working in the tuck shop of the youth club where he mother worked.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

Musaib, 20, could not stop crying as he watched authorities demolishing his week-old tuck shop, built with his father's savings.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2023

PC Dwyer went to the tuck shop on 21 January and after putting some money in the cash tin, removed two packets of Jaffa Cakes, the panel heard.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2021

A spaza or tuck shop is an informal store that used to be found on every corner in townships, selling everyday essentials at cheap prices.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2020

During long break, she bounced in front of a group of girls as they went to the tuck shop to buy biscuits and Coke.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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