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skaapie

skaapie noun: softie; weakling; pussy.

Noun

skaapie (plural skaapies)

  1. (South Africa, derogatory, slang) softie; weakling; pussy
    • Boys from the various slum areas would form themselves into gangs of 'laaities' (those wise in the ways of the city as opposed to naive, newly arrived 'skaapies' from the countryside) and would jealously protect their areas of operation.1983, Belinda Bozzoli, Town and countryside in the Transvaal, page 162
    • The so-called 'good guys' who obeyed society's (and family) rules were brushed aside as 'skaapies', not worthy of even a modicum of acceptance.2008, Dianne Stewart, Durban in a word: contrasts and colours in eThekwini, page 71

Forms of skaapie

pluralskaapies

Origin of skaapie

Afrikaans

Questions about skaapie

What does skaapie mean?
Skaapie means softie; weakling; pussy.
What part of speech is skaapie?
Skaapie is a noun.
What is the plural of skaapie?
The plural of skaapie is skaapies.

Words near skaapie in the dictionary

  1. ska punk
  2. ska punks
  3. ska-punk
  4. skaamoog
  5. skaamoogs
  6. skaapie
  7. skaapies
  8. skaapsteker
  9. skaapstekers
  10. Skaar
  11. Skaars

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