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Pages in category "Alumni of Pretoria Boys High School" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pretoria Boys High School Old Boys Association publishes an annual journal and review, The Phobian, which is distributed to Old Boys across the globe. Members of the association meet annually at the school for the annual dinner, and regular reunions of each matriculating group are organised 10, 20, 30 and 40 years on, echoing the refrain of the ...
In popular language, old boy network or old boys' society has come to be used for the preservation of social elites in general; such connections within the British Civil Service formed a primary theme in the BBC's satirical comedy series Yes Minister. The phrase "It's not what you know, it's who you know" is associated with this tradition.
5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...
kwedini - a popular word meaning a boy in Xhosa and Zulu; laduma! – a popular cheer at soccer matches, "he scores!" (literally: "it thunders", in Nguni) nca – meaning something is nice or tasty (the nc is a nasalised dental click) Vati – water, kasi word for water,also the name of a water purification company from standerton Sakhile
Clapham High School; Cornerstone College; Crawford College, Pretoria; CVO Skool Pretoria; Hillview High School; Hoërskool Menlopark; Hoërskool Oos-Moot; Hoërskool Overkruin; Hoërskool Waterkloof; Hoërskool Wonderboom; Pretoria Boys High School; Pretoria High School for Girls; Pretoria Secondary School; Pro Arte Alphen Park; St. Alban's College
In deference to this tradition, the standard "Old Boys" is often used for sporting clubs and used as part of many sporting associations and clubs worldwide. Examples include Argentine football club Newell's Old Boys, New Zealand rugby union club High School Old Boys RFC and Swiss football club BSC Old Boys.
(Informal) a ditzy woman (derogatory term), from the Afrikaans word pop, meaning a doll. potjie A cast iron dutch oven. robot Besides the standard meaning, in South Africa this is also used for traffic lights. The etymology of the word derives from a description of early traffic lights as robot policemen, which then got truncated with time. [34 ...