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Strollers choose

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[SA] L. Beake Strollers 15: Ag, Man, dis mos lekker.
at ag!, excl.
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 97: Bang-broek! Hy’s ’n bang-broek! – scaredy-cat!
at bang, adj.1
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 16: The bergies dragged out the bits of cardboard they slept on, squabbling over who was going to sleep nearest the fire.
at bergie, n.
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 71: They had to drink Blue Train, and methylated spirits made them mean, man, real mean.
at bloutrein (n.) under blou, adj.
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 28: ‘We’ll go bomming,’ she said quietly. [...] ‘Bomming is begging, man, begging!’.
at bom, v.
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 70: Woollen-capped dronkies [...] danced with their eyes closed until they fell over.
at dronkie, n.
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 21: ‘Jislaaik!’ Abel breathed through his teeth. ‘We thought you was dead!’.
at jislaaik!, excl.
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 15: Ag, Man, dis mos lekker.
at lekker, adj.
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 38: It was them what started it — the Spider men. Wanted us to be lighties, you know, join the gang [DSAE].
at lightie, n.
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 21: You must be mal, man. Going with Katjie se mob!
at mal, adj.
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 41: ‘Siestog! Arme kinders,’ she cried when she saw the three children on her doorstep. ‘Siestog!’.
at sis!, excl.
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 46: Mesana was only allowed a few sniffs (being a learner sniffer).
at sniffer, n.
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 1: A stroller is someone who don’t sleep by his house. He don’t eat by his house – he eats by the bins. A stroller is someone who thinks he is free. [...] Why don’t you come with me, man? I’m going strolling. [Ibid.] 38: It was one of them what started it – the Spider Men. Wanted us to be lighties, you know, join the gang. Well we didn’t want to! We like strolling, man, not running errands for a bunch of [...] ‘diefs’.
at stroller, n.
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 41: ‘Dankie, Tannie,’ they said dutifully. [...] ‘Dankie, Madam’ she corrected them mildly.
at tannie, n.
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 38: We like strolling, man, not running errands for a bunch of [...] ‘diefs.’.
at t’ief, n.
[SA] L. Beake Strollers 16: ‘Wragtig, hey!’ he said in amazement.
at wragtig!, excl.
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