boetn.

Brit.

/bʊt/, U.S.

/bʊt/, South African English

/bʊt/

Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans boet.

Etymology: < Afrikaans boet brother, comrade (1908) < Dutch regional (Zeeland and West Flemish) boet boy, youth (from the second half of the 19th cent.), probably a hypocoristic form of broeder brother n. and int. Compare earlier boetie n.

South African colloquial.

1. A brother. Also prefixed to a man's first name as an informal title.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun]

brotherOE

born brotherOE

broa1530

billy1724

buddy1834

bredda1837

bub1841

boetie1867

bruvver1867

Brer1878

bro1893

boet1920

1920 R. Y. Stormberg Mrs Pieter de Bruyn 35 ‘You see, Boet Gavie, it's this way,’ he said.

1974 ‘Blossom’ in Darling (Durban) 8 May 91 ‘What you mean ouma?’ My boet gives out a hang of a cackle.

1980 M. P. Gwala in M. Mutloatse Forced Landing 99 Sorry, boet Dan. I did not mean it.

1986 Crux Aug. 43 Now there was this little laaitie, David... One day he pulls out to take some grub to his boets in the army.

2002 Weekly Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 16 May An ‘analytical’ piece by Jimmy Seepe, boet of our own Sipho.

2. As a familiar form of address: mate, pal. Cf. brother n. 4c.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > as form of address

cousinc1330

neighboura1500

man?a1513

a chara1829

digger1915

boet1920

1920 R. Y. Stormberg Mrs Pieter de Bruyn 59 This is the great day, Boet. Lucie said you could have your first meal to-day.

1949 H. C. Bosman Cold Stone Jug iii. 52 What do you want to pick on us for, Boet?.. It's not us, man.

1976 J. McClure Rogue Eagle 114 ‘Hey! Where's my snuff?’ Steyn demanded. ‘Sorry, boet—I'm coming, man, I'm coming.’

2002 Financial Mail (Johannesburg) (Nexis) 28 June 46 Listen, boet, there's a hell of a big difference between 50% and 90%.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boet
释义	boetn. Brit. /bʊt/, U.S. /bʊt/, South African English /bʊt/ Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans boet. Etymology: < Afrikaans boet brother, comrade (1908) < Dutch regional (Zeeland and West Flemish) boet boy, youth (from the second half of the 19th cent.), probably a hypocoristic form of broeder brother n. and int. Compare earlier boetie n. South African colloquial. 1. A brother. Also prefixed to a man's first name as an informal title. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > sibling > brother > [noun] brotherOE born brotherOE broa1530 billy1724 buddy1834 bredda1837 bub1841 boetie1867 bruvver1867 Brer1878 bro1893 boet1920 1920 R. Y. Stormberg Mrs Pieter de Bruyn 35 ‘You see, Boet Gavie, it's this way,’ he said. 1974 ‘Blossom’ in Darling (Durban) 8 May 91 ‘What you mean ouma?’ My boet gives out a hang of a cackle. 1980 M. P. Gwala in M. Mutloatse Forced Landing 99 Sorry, boet Dan. I did not mean it. 1986 Crux Aug. 43 Now there was this little laaitie, David... One day he pulls out to take some grub to his boets in the army. 2002 Weekly Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 16 May An ‘analytical’ piece by Jimmy Seepe, boet of our own Sipho. 2. As a familiar form of address: mate, pal. Cf. brother n. 4c. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > as form of address cousinc1330 neighboura1500 man?a1513 a chara1829 digger1915 boet1920 1920 R. Y. Stormberg Mrs Pieter de Bruyn 59 This is the great day, Boet. Lucie said you could have your first meal to-day. 1949 H. C. Bosman Cold Stone Jug iii. 52 What do you want to pick on us for, Boet?.. It's not us, man. 1976 J. McClure Rogue Eagle 114 ‘Hey! Where's my snuff?’ Steyn demanded. ‘Sorry, boet—I'm coming, man, I'm coming.’ 2002 Financial Mail (Johannesburg) (Nexis) 28 June 46 Listen, boet, there's a hell of a big difference between 50% and 90%. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1920
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