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Ah Big Yaws? 53: Uys. The blessed state of solitude. [...] ’Ee-tin onyor Uys, ay?at on one’s ace under ace, n.
Ah Big Yaws? 53: Uys. The blessed state of solitude. [...] ’Ee-tin onyor Uys, ay? Ah Big Yaws? 25: An annual rugby match played between the Arkies and the Morties (students of the Universities of Cape Town and Stellenbosch, respectively).at Arky, n.
Ah Big Yaws? 14: Blerri, Blarri, Blatty, Bletty. The usual variants on what used to be ‘By Our lady’ [...] ‘Weather blerrielle hiv ubin?’.at blerry, adj.
Ah Big Yaws? 25: Jawl, ... Various meanings attach to this word ... It could mean ‘to hurry’.at jol, v.
Ah Big Yaws? 16: Carol [...] a general term, the English equivalent of which would be ‘chap’ or ‘fellow’ or ‘old man.’ That sounds very chummy, but [...] the word can take on a darker tone, of admonition or threat or even menace: ‘Nar, lukier, oh Carol, doan triumby funny wirth me ay.’.at kêrel, n.
Ah Big Yaws? 25: An annual rugby match played between the Arkies and the Morties (students of the Universities of Cape Town and Stellenbosch, respectively).at Mortie, n.
Ah Big Yaws? 36: Nippon strauce [sic], A nervous condition brought about perhaps by the unexpected, unaccustomed or unwanted proximity of the forces of authority, officialdom or law and order.at nip, v.3
Ah Big Yaws? 37: Variants exist, such as Oke, Okie, Itie, Litie, with pride of place going to the famous plural Use-ose: ‘Wheeze use-ose jawlingtu, ay?at okie, n.
Ah Big Yaws? 64: Sarmie, Sam, Sammits. These are only some of the S[ow] T[thaffricun] I[nnglissh] variants.at sarmie, n.
Ah Big Yaws? 40: ‘I’ll see you’ has become [...] ‘I’ll sight you’. As in [...] A: ‘Wyell, Ahm gohnnow.’ B: ‘Arc Ay. Sart chew oh.’.at sight, v.
Ah Big Yaws? 46: Sis!, Sus!, Sizz!, Sies!, Siessa! Expressions of disgust.at sis!, excl.
Ah Big Yaws? 47: Gimme a sluk ivyaw Pipsie, mehn.at sluk, n.
Ah Big Yaws? 25: Another such rivalry exists [...] between the Vitsies (the University of Witwatersrand) and the Tukkies (the University of Pretoria).at Tukkie, n.
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