oukie

O1U1K5I1E1

noun

guy; man

OriginAfrikaans outjie ← German Oukie →
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Meanings

nounoukie (plural oukies)

plural oukies

  1. NamibiaSouth Africaguy; man

    If you won't take us to the zoo / Then what the heck else can we do / But go on out and moere all the oukies next door

    1962, Jeremy Taylor, “Ag Pleez Deddy”

Origin

  1. GermanOukie
  2. Afrikaansoutjie
  3. Englishoukie

From Afrikaans outjie, via Namibian German Oukie.

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Cite this entry
APA

oukie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oukie

MLA

“oukie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oukie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oukie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oukie.

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