| 释义 |
‖ klonkie S. Afr.|ˈklɒŋkɪ|
[Afrikaans, a blending of klein small and jong small boy + dim. suff. -kie.]
A coloured boy; occas., an African boy; a coloured man.
[1913C. Pettman Africanderisms 268 Klong..is in common use in various parts of South Africa, and is applied to coloured males without reference to age, much as the word ‘boy’ is among the English colonists.] 1953A. Paton Too Late the Phalarope viii. 58 The small klonkies from the black people's location..liked to hang around the store. 1955D. Jacobson Trap i. 32 Strained and shy, the boy's voice came: ‘Good night, baas. Thank you, baas.’ ‘Good night, klonkie,’ Van Schoor replied. 1960D. Lytton Goddam White Man iv. 102 But don't tell me the coloured klonkie living in those huts on the farm feels shame at his failure to provide better for his kids. |