"soutpiel" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-soutpiel.wav Forms: soutpiele [plural]
Etymology: sout (“salt”) + piel (“dick”). Military slang originally only applied to men of British origin, referring to figuratively having one foot in South Africa and another in Great Britain so as to have genitals dangling in the Atlantic Ocean. Like rooinek, the term carried an implied tone of mistrust and divided loyalty among British South Africans. Etymology templates: {{compound|af|sout|piel|t1=salt|t2=dick}} sout (“salt”) + piel (“dick”) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|soutpiele|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} soutpiel (plural soutpiele), {{af-noun|soutpiele}} soutpiel (plural soutpiele)
  1. (vulgar, army slang) A South African of British, especially English, ancestry. Tags: slang, vulgar Derived forms: soutie
    Sense id: en-soutpiel-af-noun-RnFm8Otd Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: army, government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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