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voetstoots

voetstoots adjective: descriptive of a sale without guarantees where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults.

Adjective

voetstoots (not comparable)

  1. (South Africa) Descriptive of a sale without guarantees where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults.

Adverb

voetstoots (not comparable)

  1. (South Africa) Sold in this manner.

Forms of voetstoots

alternative formvoetstoets

Origin of voetstoots

Dutch met de voet te stoten: to kick. Through Afrikaans.

Questions about voetstoots

What does voetstoots mean?
Voetstoots means descriptive of a sale without guarantees where the thing is sold as is or with all its faults.
What part of speech is voetstoots?
Voetstoots can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near voetstoots in the dictionary

  1. Voetian
  2. Voetianism
  3. voetsak
  4. voetsek
  5. voetstoets
  6. voetstoots
  7. voevod
  8. voevoda
  9. voevodas
  10. voevode
  11. voevodes

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