outjie

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans outjie.

Pronunciation

• (SA) IPA^(key): /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.

Alternative forms

• oukie

Afrikaans

Etymology

From ou (“old”) +‎ -tjie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈœuki/

Noun

outjie (plural outjies)

1. (colloquial) guy, bloke, dude

Descendants

• → English: outjie, oukie, oke
• → German: Oukie