Green’s Dictionary of Slang

skop n.

[Afk. skop, a kick; cognate with kick n.1 ]
(S.Afr.)

1. a kick.

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‘Blossom’ in Darling 12 Apr. 95: One more skop, this time from behind, and he’s out for the count with yores truly snarling back down the Ml for home sweet home [DSAE].
[SA]B. Simon ‘Outers’ Born in the RSA (1997) 80: Dan begin hy met die skop, skop, skop.

2. a good time, a dance, a party; thus skop, skiet en donder, lit. ‘kick, shoot and thunder’, any rough and tough activity, an action film.

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L.E. Van Onselen Trekboer 58: ‘I cannot stay long,’ I said. ‘Oh, but you will stay for the “skop”. Karnallie! Tell him to stay for the “skop”.’ [DSAE].
Southern Suburbs Tatler 25 July n.p.: Everybody ... comes down from the hills for the weekly skop... If you’ve never experienced sakkie-sakkie before, don’t miss the disco at Paternoster [DSAE].
[SA]CyberBraai Lex. at www.matriots.com 🌐 SKOP, SKIET EN DONDER: Literally ‘kick, shoot and thunder’ in Afrikaans, this phrase is used by many English speakers to describe action movies or any activity which is lively and somewhat primitive. Clint Eastwood is always good for a skop, skiet en donder flick.

3. a thrill, a kick (from a drink or drug).

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D. Kramer Bakgat [record cover] We drank dop with a skop [DSAE].
Sun. Times (Jo’burg) 12 Apr. n.p.: Hey, stop taking the skop out of our dop! [DSAE].