Rooinek

🇿🇦 South Africa

Added July 17, 2025

TOP DEFINITION

Derogatory Afrikaans term for an English-speaking white South African.

"The oke's a bit of a rooinek."

by Khulekani Dladla August 03, 2025

Literally “red neck,” an old slang for an Englishman (from sunburnt necks of British soldiers).

by Khulekani Dladla July 17, 2025

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 August 03, 2025