Pommie meaning6/18/2023 boer - literally "farmer" in Afrikaans.Also refers to the Blue Train, a luxury train that travels from Johannesburg to Cape Town. bloutrein - literally "blue train", referring to methylated spirits, sometimes used for drinking (filtered through a loaf of white bread).blou - being sad as in the English language feeling blue.Also related to the Dutch word "bioscoop", which Template:As of means "cinema" in Netherlands usage. bioscope, bio - cinema, movie theatre ( Template:As of dated), originally a international English word that became defunct elsewhere, it has survived longer in South Africa as a result of the influence of the Afrikaans cognate bioskoop.Used as a curse in Afrikaans: Jou bliksem! It derives from the Dutch word for "lightning", and often occurs in conjunction with donner. bliksem - strike, hit, punch also used as an expression of surprise/emphasis (rude many consider the word a profanity).biltong - dried meat, similar to jerky (a mainstream word).bill - used to ask for the cheque as in: "Can I have the bill, please?", identical to British English.When used as slang refers to anyone down-and-out bergie - from berg, mountain, originally referring to vagrants who sheltered in the forests of Table Mountain now a mainstream word for a particular subculture of vagrants, especially in Cape Town.This translates well into British English as "Shut your gob." bek - derogatory term for mouth (Afrikaans: an animal's mouth) hou jou bek - "shut up" (literally" "hold your mouth").Profanity - the base fok meaning to have sex. Ek het daai ou befok - meaning I cheated that guy in a transaction. befok - really good, exciting, cool as in "The rock-show was befok." Can also mean "crazy" in a very strong sense, as in "Are you befok?" - derogatory(err:definitely not a polite enquiry).bale - (tv) used to signify annoyance (pronounced barlee).bakvissie - (goldfish) a giggly teenage girl.bakkie - a utility truck, pick-up truck, now a mainstream word in South African English.bakgat - cool expression of appreciation for something very well accomplished.(Greeting) "Aweh my bru" (Hello my friend). ![]() The word has many meanings or uses: "hello", "goodbye", "yes". aweh/awe (pronounced \AAAH-WHERE\ -> not rolling the "R") - said in excitement, as in: Aweh my boss said I can go home early today.anties - breasts, as in "check die lekker anties op daai girl!".antie - an older female authority figure.ag man - oh man ag as the Afrikaans equivalent to "oh", man pronounced as in English.Many of these terms also occur widely amongst South African Coloureds, these terms do not occur in formal South African English. Typical users include people with Afrikaans as their first language but who speak English as a second language and people living in areas where the population speaks both English and Afrikaans. This list of "Afrikanerisms" (referred to as "funagalore" - not to be confused with the created language Fanagalo which was used in the mines of South Africa (also known as RSA) to ensure workers from various language backgrounds could communicate) comprises slang words and phrases influenced by Afrikaans and other African languages. 7 Slang terms originating from ethnic minorities.6 Slang originating from other countries. ![]()
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