outjie

outjie

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans.

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊki/

Noun

outjie (plural outjies)

1. (South Africa) A boy; a guy.
   • 2003, Antony Sher, I.D., Act 1, Scene 10, page 38,

     I tell you my outjie, out there even the pigeons are anti-apartheid.

   • 2005, Graham K. Jooste, Rugby Stories from the Platteland, page 146,

     Some outjies slept until the sun was high, then went home.

   • 2012, Ashraf Kagee, Khalil′s Journey, page 111,

     She thinks I′m crazy, he thought. She wouldn′t marry me if I were the last outjie available. She wants a whiter bloke, with more money, and whose ears don't stick out so much.

Related terms

• oukie