min daen.int.
/ˌmɪn ˈdɑː/, U.S. /ˌmɪn ˈdɑ/, South African English /ˌmɪn ˈdɑː/ South African Army slang.
The last few weeks of a person's (compulsory) military service. Hence as a comforting or encouraging int.: ‘only a few days now’.
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1971 in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) (at cited word) Any crossing off of days brought us nearer and nearer to the end of yet another term—like the army and their ‘min dae’.
1979 Staffrider 2 No. 3. 15 Sometimes they listened to..the messages on ‘Forces Favourites’ all about ‘missing you my darling’; and ‘longing to see you’ and..‘min dae’.
1985 P. Slabolepszy Sat. Night at Palace 19 You know what this means? Army—border—vasbyt—min dae. This could be it, my china. The ultimate summons from that Great Cop in the Sky!
1989 Personality (Durban) 6 Mar. 72 Well, min dae came along at last and after klaar uit and beers and braais with the family I was ready to put my plan into action.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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