voetsek
/ˈfʊtsɑk/
voetsek interjection: get lost! go away! An exclamation of dismissal or rejection.
Interjection
- get lost! go away! An exclamation of dismissal or rejection.
- One house owner was upset when he realised the potential buyer was a black man and hurled insults at him. "He called me a kaffir and other insulting names," Arthur says with a laugh. "As we left he screamed at us to 'voetsek'. I thought it was funny enough to make a good song."1996, Drum: A Magazine of Africa for Africa, page 17
- At that moment, I heard a cry from behind the tightening ring. “Hey! Voetsek you skelems!” The young ruffians parted to reveal the old Zulu man.2013, Radmer Lenasch, Paper Samurai, page 149
Forms of voetsek
| alternative form | voetsak |
|---|---|
| alternative form | voertsek |
| alternative form | voertsak |
| alternative form | footsack |
Origin of voetsek
From Afrikaans voertsek, voortsek, short form(s) of voort sê ek (“go on I say”).
Questions about voetsek
- What does voetsek mean?
- Voetsek means get lost! go away! An exclamation of dismissal or rejection.
- What part of speech is voetsek?
- Voetsek is an interjection.
- How do you pronounce voetsek?
- Voetsek is pronounced /ˈfʊtsɑk/.
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