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skaapies

skaapies is the plural of skaapie.

Meaning of skaapie

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

Questions about skaapies

What is skaapies the plural of?
Skaapies is the plural of skaapie.

Words near skaapies in the dictionary

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

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