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voetsek

/ ˈvʊt-; ˈvʊrt-; ˈfʊtsɑk; ˈfʊrtsɑk /

interjection

  1. offensive.
    an expression of dismissal or rejection
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of voetsek1

C19: Afrikaans, from Dutch voort se ek forward, I say, commonly applied to animals
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Example Sentences

The children scrambled out of their chairs, and the father shouted, “Voetsek!”

She didn’t know where she was going, only that she had to run, that she didn’t belong with people who shouted voetsek and shot at her with guns.

The Twitter account, @Voetsek_SA, posted similar messages and many cartoons.

She repeated that Bell had signed off on the Voetsek site, but told Henderson that, as C.E.O., he needed to take responsibility.

In Afrikaans, voetsek means “go away.”

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