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In seventeenth-century Dutch, Hottentot was at times used to denote all black people (synonymously with Kaffir, which was at times likewise used for Cape Coloureds and Khoisans), but at least some speakers used the term Hottentot specifically for what they thought of as a race distinct from the supposedly darker-skinned people referred to as Kaffirs.
The ticky box takes its name from the limited time-period per call, based on the ticking of a timer. Also the name given to the old 2 and a half cent piece and later the 5 cent piece. tok-tok-tokkie – refers to a woodpecker , with "tok-tok" being the onomatopoeia of the sound the bird makes while pecking.
Name-calling is a form of argument in which insulting or demeaning labels are directed at an individual or group. This phenomenon is studied by a variety of academic disciplines such as anthropology, child psychology, and political science.
"Oborɔnyi fitaa," meaning "white foreigner" refers to White people, "fitaa" is the Akan word for the color "white". "Obibini-borɔnyi," meaning "black -foreigner" is an amusing (and acceptable) term for a very light-skinned African or an African who has been heavily influenced by foreign cultures.
Celestial (Australia) Chinese people, used in the late 1900s, a reference to their coming from the "Celestial Empire" (i.e. China).Charlie (US) A term used by American troops during the Vietnam War as a shorthand for communist guerrillas: it was shortened from "Victor Charlie", the radio code designation for the Viet Cong, or VC.
Kaffir (/ ˈ k æ f ər /), [1] is an exonym and an ethnic slur – the use of it in reference to black people being particularly common in South Africa and to some degree Namibia and the former Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) In Arabic, the word kāfir ("unbeliever") was originally applied to non-Muslims of any ethnic background before becoming predominantly focused on pagan zanj (black African) who ...
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(Pronounced / k oʊ k iː /) a fibre-tip pen or sharpie (from a defunct local brand name). koppie A small hill, (also Afrikaans for a cup/mug). koeksister A Dutch-derived sweet pastry dessert dipped in a syrup. Pastry is traditionally shaped in the form of a French braid. The name ''koeksister'' translates as ''Cake-sister''. lapa