Rooinek

🇿🇦 South Africa
Added July 17, 2025
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Derogatory Afrikaans term for an English-speaking white South African.
"The oke's a bit of a rooinek."
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 03, 2025
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Literally “red neck,” an old slang for an Englishman (from sunburnt necks of British soldiers).
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · July 17, 2025
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Literally 'red neck' in Afrikaans, a historical (now dated) derogatory term for English-speaking South Africans or Brits
"The old books mention conflicts between Boers and Rooineks."
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 03, 2025
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