zef

See also: zêf

English

Etymology

Perhaps from the name of the Ford Zephyr automobile, clipping of Zephyr.

Noun

zef (uncountable)

(South Africa) A South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower middle class.
- 2013, “Cookie Thumper!”, performed by Die Antwoord:
  My zef accent is very foreign / When I speak overseas they go "I beg your pardon?"

Further reading

zef on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Fez, fez

French

Alternative forms

zeph, zèf

Etymology

Clipping of zéphyr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zɛf/

Noun

zef m (uncountable)

(France, slang) wind

Further reading

“zef”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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