![]() ![]() Refers to the time of the South African Border War where soldiers spent time in the bush ("bos/bosse") and would return home suffering battle flash-backs (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Also a term to describe one who has shell shock. bossies, or bosbefok - crazy, whacko, mad.boskak - to defecate out on the veld (then using a handful of bushes or leaves to wipe the behind) (bos=bush kak=shit).bosberaad - strategy meeting held outdoors, for example in a game reserve.boom - Literal translation is "tree" but is commonly used to refer to marijuana.(For example: "Rico het 'n bompie vasgedruk gisteraand.") Also used to refer to a popsicle-like item bompie - A fat girl that is easy to get into bed.bokkie - (diminutive of bok, literally meaning "goat" or "doe") a popular term of endearment, comparable to "sweetheart", "honey", etc.boet - male friend (synonym for broer meaning brother, see also bru and bra below) compare American English: "dude".boerewors - spicy sausage (Afrikaans) farmer-sausage, used as a mainstream word in South African English.With a capital B, it refers to white Afrikaners, and is sometimes used by English-speakers in a derogatory way, like "country bumpkin", "boorish" but Afrikaners generally use it with much pride. boer - literally "farmer" in Afrikaans.Also refers to the Blue Train, a luxury train that travels from Johannesburg to Cape Town. bloutrein - literally "blue train", referring to methylated spirits, sometimes used for drinking (filtered through a loaf of white bread).blou - being sad as in the English language feeling blue.Also related to the Dutch word "bioscoop", which Template:As of means "cinema" in Netherlands usage. bioscope, bio - cinema, movie theatre ( Template:As of dated), originally a international English word that became defunct elsewhere, it has survived longer in South Africa as a result of the influence of the Afrikaans cognate bioskoop.Used as a curse in Afrikaans: Jou bliksem! It derives from the Dutch word for "lightning", and often occurs in conjunction with donner. bliksem - strike, hit, punch also used as an expression of surprise/emphasis (rude many consider the word a profanity).biltong - dried meat, similar to jerky (a mainstream word).bill - used to ask for the cheque as in: "Can I have the bill, please?", identical to British English.When used as slang refers to anyone down-and-out bergie - from berg, mountain, originally referring to vagrants who sheltered in the forests of Table Mountain now a mainstream word for a particular subculture of vagrants, especially in Cape Town.This translates well into British English as "Shut your gob." bek - derogatory term for mouth (Afrikaans: an animal's mouth) hou jou bek - "shut up" (literally" "hold your mouth").Profanity - the base fok meaning to have sex. Ek het daai ou befok - meaning I cheated that guy in a transaction. befok - really good, exciting, cool as in "The rock-show was befok." Can also mean "crazy" in a very strong sense, as in "Are you befok?" - derogatory(err:definitely not a polite enquiry). ![]() bale - (tv) used to signify annoyance (pronounced barlee). ![]()
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