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The following slang words used in South African originated in other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations and subsequently came to South Africa. bint – a girl, from Arabic بِنْت. Usually seen as derogatory. buck – the main unit of currency: in South Africa the rand, and from the American use of the word for the dollar.
Feminine given names originating from South Africa. Pages in category "South African feminine given names" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
In addition to its normal meaning, an archaic and derogatory term for a male domestic servant of colour, for example, a gardener may be called a garden boy (not uncommon). braai A barbecue, to barbecue. [6] buck A rand, [7] referring to the Springbok that is featured on the South African R1-coin (one rand coin). [citation needed] bundu, bundus
From our obsession with sweet tea to our no-rush mindset, there are some things about the South and Southern people that—bless their hearts—the rest of the country just can't understand. And ...
Pages in category "South African slang" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. G-man; M.
Given names of South Africa (1 C, 9 P) S. South African feminine given names (30 P) South African masculine given names (1 C, 20 P) Pages in category "South African ...
Correspondingly, the word is "sometimes used as ugly slang for a black person". [19] Use of the derived term hotnot was explicitly proscribed in South Africa by 2008. [20] Accordingly, much recent scholarship on the history of colonial attitudes to the Khoisan or on the European trope of "the Hottentot" puts the term Hottentot in scare quotes. [21]
5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...