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zef

zef noun: a South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower middle class.

Noun

zef (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa) A South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower middle class.
    • My zef accent is very foreign / When I speak overseas they go "I beg your pardon?"2013, “Cookie Thumper!”, performed by Die Antwoord

Origin of zef

Perhaps from the name of the Ford Zephyr automobile, clipping of Zephyr.

Questions about zef

What does zef mean?
Zef means a South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower middle class.
What part of speech is zef?
Zef is a noun.

Words near zef in the dictionary

  1. zeerust
  2. zees
  3. zeese
  4. Zeeshan
  5. Zeewolde
  6. zef
  7. Zeferino
  8. Zeferinos
  9. Zeffie
  10. Zeffies
  11. zefir

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