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yarpie

UK/ˈjɑːpi/US/ˈjɑɹpi/

yarpie noun: a white South African man.

Noun

yarpie (plural yarpies)

  1. (South Africa, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur) A white South African man.

Forms of yarpie

pluralyarpies
alternative formjapie

Origin of yarpie

From Afrikaans japie, short for plaasjapie (“farm-boy”), referring to any person who grew up on a farm and is unfamiliar with city life, and hence naive and unsophisticated.

Words that rhyme with yarpie

Questions about yarpie

What does yarpie mean?
Yarpie means a white South African man.
What part of speech is yarpie?
Yarpie is a noun.
How do you pronounce yarpie?
Yarpie is pronounced /ˈjɑɹpi/ (US).
What is the plural of yarpie?
The plural of yarpie is yarpies.

Words near yarpie in the dictionary

  1. yarovize
  2. yarovized
  3. yarovizes
  4. yarovizing
  5. yarpha
  6. yarpie
  7. yarpies
  8. Yarpole
  9. Yarpturk
  10. yarr
  11. Yarra

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