balkie
balkie noun: a small bar worn as part of the uniform of some soldiers in the South African military.
Noun
balkie (plural balkies)
- A small bar worn as part of the uniform of some soldiers in the South African military.
- This was accompanied by a khaki coloured shirt and tie worn with the Unit bere of black with the Unit badge and balkie in place. My intake had not been issued with this step-out uniform since the South African Defence Force was running low ...2009, Ross Hesom, From Boys to Men, →ISBN, page 102
- [...], depicted a Rooikat – worn on the top of the arm, and the same green beret with the bokkop and unit balkie.2011, JH Thompson, An Unpopular War, Penguin Random House South Africa, →ISBN
Forms of balkie
| plural | balkies |
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Origin of balkie
Probably from Afrikaans balkie.
Questions about balkie
- What does balkie mean?
- Balkie means a small bar worn as part of the uniform of some soldiers in the South African military.
- What part of speech is balkie?
- Balkie is a noun.
- What is the plural of balkie?
- The plural of balkie is balkies.
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