Etymology

lui-haai

Today it means: Synonym of pyjama shark. Full definition →

Afrikaans [Term?]
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  1. Afrikaans · borrowed from[Term?]
  2. English todaylui-haai

Afrikaans [Term?] (literally “lazy shark”), so called because it may be reluctant to move even when threatened.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.