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nikko


Term used for a texta of thick felt tipped pen: Have you got a blue nikko?

Contributor's comments: This is a brand name of felt tipped pens.

Contributor's comments: I know it to be used to describe a permanent marker, rather than "felt pens" or "textas"

Contributor's comments: I grew up in QLD and asking for a Nikko was understood, after moving to NSW I have learnt that a Nikko is a thick black texter.

Contributor's comments: I lived in Brisbane for 23 years and always called a thick permanent marker pen a "nikko". When I moved to Canberra and asked someone for a "nikko" they looked at me very strangely and had no idea what I wanted!