Vaalie

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noun

A tourist from inland.

OriginAfrikaans Vaal →
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Meanings

nounVaalie (plural Vaalies)

plural Vaalies

  1. South AfricaslangA tourist from inland.

    I went down to the beach front, of course, for that was the first thing that all Vaalies did: to look at the sea and to check the talent on the beach.

    2011, Nic Venter, Wow! What a Life!, page 179
  2. South AfricaslangThe grey rhebok or Vaal rhebok, a species of antelope endemic to South Africa.

Origin

  1. AfrikaansVaal“Vaal river”
  2. EnglishVaalie

From Transvaal, from Afrikaans Vaal (“Vaal river”).

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APA

Vaalie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vaalie

MLA

“Vaalie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vaalie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vaalie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vaalie.

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