zef

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noun

A South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower middle class.

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Meanings

nounzef (uncountable)
  1. South AfricauncountableA South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower middle class.

    My zef accent is very foreign / When I speak overseas they go "I beg your pardon?"

    2013, “Cookie Thumper!”, performed by Die Antwoord

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gopnik

Origin

Perhaps from the name of the Ford Zephyr automobile, clipping of Zephyr.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

zef. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zef

MLA

“zef.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zef. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zef,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zef.

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