Kaffir
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (in South Africa) a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person: originally used of the Xhosa people only.
kaf·fir . kafir (def. 4).
kaf·fir .Islam. kafir (def. 2).
Origin of Kaffir
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Other words from Kaffir
- non-Kaf·fir, noun
Words Nearby Kaffir
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How to use Kaffir in a sentence
In another Kaffir story, the Jackal runs into a hole under a tree, but the Lion catches him by the tail.
Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler HarrisBut to return to the Kaffir story: When the cannibal is carrying Demazana away, she drops ashes along the path.
Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler HarrisBut I know my Kaffir, and I sized up this black Englishman instantly.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War | Ben Viljoen.The grass had been set on fire by a Kaffir to the windward of the camp.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War | Ben Viljoen.After dinner I walked over to a Kaffir kraal and bought fuel, and two infants' copper bangles.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers
British Dictionary definitions for Kaffir
Kafir
/ (ˈkæfə) /
taboo (in southern Africa) any Black African
offensive (among Muslims) a non-Muslim or infidel
Origin of Kaffir
1usage For Kaffir
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