Meanings
verbbliksem (third-person singular simple present bliksems, present participle blikseming or bliksemming, simple past and past participle bliksemed or bliksemmed)
present singular third person bliksems · participle present blikseming · participle present bliksemming · participle past bliksemed · past bliksemed · participle past bliksemmed · past bliksemmed
- South AfricacolloquialtransitiveTo beat up.
I was repeatedly sent to the headmaster's office for blikseming someone for wronging another kid.
2022, Peter Lindenberg, Flat Out and Fearless
Origin
- Afrikaansbliksem
- Afrikaansbliksem
- Englishbliksem
Borrowed from Afrikaans bliksem.
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APA
bliksem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bliksem
MLA
“bliksem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bliksem. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bliksem,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bliksem.
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