"outa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: outas [plural]
Etymology: From Afrikaans outa. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|outa}} Afrikaans outa Head templates: {{en-noun}} outa (plural outas)
  1. (South Africa) An old black man. Tags: South-Africa Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-outa-en-noun-5psBkX6K Disambiguation of People: 88 12 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

Etymology: Variant forms. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} outa, {{en-preposition}} outa
  1. Alternative spelling of outta Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: outta
    Sense id: en-outa-en-prep-haxSqnFm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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