| 释义 |
‖ outjie, n. S. Afr. colloq.|ˈəʊki|
[Afrikaans, f. ou fellow, chap (*ou n.2) + -tjie dim. suffix.]
A child, ‘young fellow’; also applied (usu. joc. or contemptuously) to an adult. Freq. in pl.
1960J. Taylor Ag Pleez Deddy (song), If you wont take us to the zoo then what the heck else can we do But go on out and moera [sc. beat up] all the outjies next door. 1963A. Fugard Blood Knot i. 29 The wind turned and brought the stink from the lake and tears, and a clear memory of two little outjies in khaki broeks. 1978J. Branford Dict. S. Afr. Eng. 175/2 Those outjies up in Johannesburg don't know which side their bread's buttered. 1987S. Roberts Jacks in Corners 82 ‘Listen outjie,’ I say, ‘Shut up..right away.’ |