gooi v.
(S.Afr.) an all-purpose v. used to signify movement and/or action, e.g. to throw, to fling, to give someone something, to use something.
![[SA]](/static/img/flags/sa.png "South Africa") | Crime in S. Afr. 105: When he asks you to ‘gooi a man ’n skyfie’ he wants you to give him a cigarette. | |
| informant in DSAE (1996). | |
| Ducktails in Gray Theatre Two (1981) 40: Sometimes I think those weights you gooi give you muscles in your head. [Ibid.] Don’t gooi me any lip, man. | |
| Sat. Night at the Palace (1985) 33: He goes behind this rock, pulls out a stick of dynamite — lights it with his cheroot and he goois it at these ous. | |
![[NZ]](/static/img/flags/nz.png "New Zealand") | Style Oct. 39: Southern Suburbs Joller: [...] I asked the hout on the site to gooi me some start so we could get some graze [DSAE]. | |
| My Traitor’s Heart (1991) 71: You had to gooi (give) the double-horned devil’s hand sign. | |
 | Sun. Times (Jo’burg) 23 Jan. 28: [advert] Let’s ... get us a packet of slap chips... And let’s don’t be shy with the salt and vinegar, just gooi it on and dig in [DSAE]. |
In phrases
to whistle a warning.
| Cape Times in DU (1950) 299: When the gang is on a job there is always a lookout, [...] who will ‘gooi a canary’ (whistle) if he should sight a diener or Transvaler. |
to brake suddenly.
| on M-Net 3 Apr. [TV] I gooied on anchors, but it’s all in vain. |
to react with joy or enthusiasm.
| informant in DSAE. |
to make a U-turn.
| informant in DSAE. |
to annoy somebody.
| informant in DSAE. |
to have sexual intercourse.
| Style Oct. 39: They ‘swaai a zephyr’, or get ‘goofed’ on a ‘skyf’ (smoke dagga) before ‘gooing pomp’ (making love) and then ‘zonking out’ (going to sleep) [DSAE]. |
to accelerate.
| cited in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. (1991). |