outjie

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans outjie.

Pronunciation

(SA) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊki/

Noun

outjie (plural outjies)

(South Africa) A boy; a guy.
- 2003, Antony Sher, I.D., act 1, scene 10, page 38:
  I tell you my outjie, out there even the pigeons are anti-apartheid.
- 2005, Graham K. Jooste, Rugby Stories from the Platteland, page 146:
  Some outjies slept until the sun was high, then went home.
- 2012, Ashraf Kagee, Khalil′s Journey, page 111:
  She thinks I′m crazy, he thought. She wouldn′t marry me if I were the last outjie available. She wants a whiter bloke, with more money, and whose ears don't stick out so much.

Alternative forms

oukie

Afrikaans

Etymology

From ou (“old”) +‎ -tjie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈœuki/

Noun

outjie (plural outjies)

(colloquial) guy, bloke, dude

Descendants

→ English: outjie, oukie, oke
→ German: Oukie

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