kaalgat
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans kaalgat.
Adjective
kaalgat (not comparable)
- (South Africa) stark naked.
Translations
bare-arsed
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stark naked
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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kaalgat (noun), the adjective is an Afrikaans development. Equivalent kaal (“naked”) + gat (“hole, butt, backside”).
Adjective
kaalgat (attributive kaalgat, not comparable)
- bare-arse; stark naked
Noun
kaalgat (plural kaalgatte, diminutive kaalgatjie)
- a naked person
See also
- kaalstert
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of kaal (“bald, bare”) + gat (“hole”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaːl.ɣɑt/
- Hyphenation: kaal‧gat
Noun
kaalgat m (plural kaalgaten, diminutive kaalgaatje n)
- (obsolete, figuratively) An extremely poor person, a poor sod.