meidebossie
Afrikaans
Noun
meidebossie (plural [please provide])
- uhaloa; Waltheria indica
Usage notes
Proscribed by Hauptfleisch (1993) due to formation from the now-offensive word meid (“young black woman”).
Further reading
- D. C. Hauptfleisch. 1993. "Racist language in society and in dictionaries: A pragmatic perspective". Lexikos