skokiaann.

Brit.

/ˈskɒkɪɑːn/,

/skɒkˈjɑːn/, U.S.

/ˈskɑkiˌɑn/,

/ˌskɑkˈjɑn/, South African English

/ˈskɒkiɑːn/,

/skɒkˈjɑːn/

Forms: Also skokian.

Etymology: Poss. of Nguni origin.

South African.

An intoxicating home-brewed liquor fermented with yeast. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > non-malted brews > [noun] > others

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1926 S. G. Millin S. Africans vii. ii. 223 Sometimes a group of Kaffirs are found drinking a rapidly fermenting preparation called skokiaan in the outbuilding of a European's home.

1936 J. G. Williams & H. J. May I am Black iv. xvii. 175 The white men call me a skokiaan queen.

1946 P. H. Abrahams Mine Boy xi. 135 He knew she was one of the foremost Skokiaan Queens—for that is what they call the women who deal in illicit liquor.

1953 D. Lessing Five 286 Skokian is a wicked and dangerous drink, and it is illegal. It is made quickly, in one day, and may contain many different substances. On this night it has mealie~meal, sugar, tobacco, methylated spirits, boot polish and yeast. Some skokian queens use magic, such as the limb of a dead person.

1970 G. Lord Marshmallow Pie iv. 33 He didn't hate the blacks... All they wanted was a quiet life and some skokiaan on Saturday nights.

1976 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Nov. 16/5 The rougher shebeens lack refinements and sell often-questionable products, ranging from commercial and homemade beers to a variety of moonshine liquors, including the legendary skokiaan.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skokiaan
释义	skokiaann. Brit. /ˈskɒkɪɑːn/, /skɒkˈjɑːn/, U.S. /ˈskɑkiˌɑn/, /ˌskɑkˈjɑn/, South African English /ˈskɒkiɑːn/, /skɒkˈjɑːn/ Forms: Also skokian. Etymology: Poss. of Nguni origin. South African. An intoxicating home-brewed liquor fermented with yeast. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > non-malted brews > [noun] > others kvassa1556 locus ale1693 honey beer1731 maple beer1788 heath-ale1801 treacle beer1806 root beer1815 treacle alea1833 gale-beer1863 nettle beer1864 shimiyana1870 birch beer1883 parsnip beer1897 skokiaan1926 1926 S. G. Millin S. Africans vii. ii. 223 Sometimes a group of Kaffirs are found drinking a rapidly fermenting preparation called skokiaan in the outbuilding of a European's home. 1936 J. G. Williams & H. J. May I am Black iv. xvii. 175 The white men call me a skokiaan queen. 1946 P. H. Abrahams Mine Boy xi. 135 He knew she was one of the foremost Skokiaan Queens—for that is what they call the women who deal in illicit liquor. 1953 D. Lessing Five 286 Skokian is a wicked and dangerous drink, and it is illegal. It is made quickly, in one day, and may contain many different substances. On this night it has mealie~meal, sugar, tobacco, methylated spirits, boot polish and yeast. Some skokian queens use magic, such as the limb of a dead person. 1970 G. Lord Marshmallow Pie iv. 33 He didn't hate the blacks... All they wanted was a quiet life and some skokiaan on Saturday nights. 1976 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Nov. 16/5 The rougher shebeens lack refinements and sell often-questionable products, ranging from commercial and homemade beers to a variety of moonshine liquors, including the legendary skokiaan. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1926
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