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kerel

British  
/ ˈkerəl /

noun

  1. a chap or fellow

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of kerel

C19: Afrikaans

Example Sentences

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“Ja, kerel,” replied the Dutchman, with a complacent grin, as he fished out his tobacco-pouch.

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Arré! but Oom Jakhals was a slim kerel!

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Truly Jakhals was a slim kerel!

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That is why I said Jakhals is a slim kerel.

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You see it was de grandaddy of all dese yere Ratels, an it was when he was a young kerel in his daddy’s house.

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