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toppie

toppie noun: an old man.

Noun

toppie (plural toppies)

  1. (South Africa) An old man.
    • Nowadays, Afrikaans must find its place among ten other official languages, and although a lot of the older toppies fear its extinction, it is alive and well and growing by the second.2003, Justin Nurse, Laugh It Off: South African Youth Culture, page 42
    • There were only two rooms with a double bed and for some reason, the management felt the two old toppies deserved the smaller of the two, each time.2004, Michael Hilburn, Travel Diary - Bolivia, page 47

Forms of toppie

pluraltoppies

Questions about toppie

What does toppie mean?
Toppie means an old man.
What part of speech is toppie?
Toppie is a noun.
What is the plural of toppie?
The plural of toppie is toppies.

Words near toppie in the dictionary

  1. toppered
  2. toppers
  3. toppes
  4. toppest
  5. toppest kek
  6. toppie
  7. toppiece
  8. toppieces
  9. toppies
  10. Toppin
  11. topping

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