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boetie, n. S. Afr. colloq.
Brit. |ˈbʊti|, U.S. |ˈbʊdi|, S. Afr. |ˈbʊti|
Forms: 18 buttie, 19– boeti, 19– boetie, 19– bootie
[‹ Afrikaans boetie little brother > n. + -ie, diminutive suffix.]
A brother. Also used as an affectionate or familiar form of address to any man or boy. Cf. boet n.
1867E. L. Price Jrnls. (1956) 253 'Tis the ruling principle of every action, I think—love for the ‘vrow & kinderen’—‘the man & the kinderen’—‘the buttie & Sisi’. 1903E. Glanville Diamond Seekers 270 There's a lot of things you don't know, bootie. 1958S. Cloete Mask 167 The child was wailing now. Mina comforted him. ‘Fear not, little brother... Fear not, my boetie.’ 1986M. Picardie in S. Gray Market Plays 94, I was the youngest, you see. My boeties and sussies were all at school. 1998Weekly Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 15 May He is suspected to be the key to the whereabouts of his big boetie, who is rumoured to have taken up residence in these parts. |