单词 | nefie |
释义 | nefien. South African. 1. As a form of address: = neef n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > nephew or niece > [noun] > nephew gadlingeOE neveeOE nephewc1325 niecea1382 nea1387 sisterc1390 nepote1519 neposa1600 Welsh nephew1799 nevvy1819 neef1838 nefie1951 1951 L. G. Green Grow Lovely 11 It is seldom now that I meet a man twice my age, but there it was and he called me nefie. 1984 E. Mphahlele Afrika my Music 124 Remember you used to say to me, nefie, I just take soda water and my tummy sits easy on my belt. 2. An Afrikaner.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1984 Daily Disp. (East London, S. Afr.) 30 Aug. 22 The 300000 (plus) civil servants..watch unconcernedly the certain impoverishment of those non-neefies and non-niggies and the rest of the population who are not government-subsidised. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1951 |
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