outjie

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South Asia/ˈəʊki/

noun

A boy; a guy.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounoutjie (plural outjies)

plural outjies · alternative oukie

  1. South AfricaA boy; a guy.

    Some outjies slept until the sun was high, then went home.

    2005, Graham K. Jooste, Rugby Stories from the Platteland, page 146
    2 more examples

    I tell you my outjie, out there even the pigeons are anti-apartheid.

    2003, Antony Sher, I.D., act 1, scene 10, page 38

    She thinks I′m crazy, he thought. She wouldn′t marry me if I were the last outjie available. She wants a whiter bloke, with more money, and whose ears don't stick out so much.

    2012, Ashraf Kagee, Khalil′s Journey, page 111

Origin

  1. Afrikaansoutjie
  2. Englishoutjie

From Afrikaans outjie.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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