voetsek
Britishinterjection
Etymology
Origin of voetsek
C19: Afrikaans, from Dutch voort se ek forward, I say, commonly applied to animals
Example Sentences
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In Afrikaans, voetsek means “go away.”
From The New Yorker
The idea was that Voetsek would host content on economic emancipation from other news sources.
From The New Yorker
She repeated that Bell had signed off on the Voetsek site, but told Henderson that, as C.E.O., he needed to take responsibility.
From The New Yorker
The Twitter account, @Voetsek_SA, posted similar messages and many cartoons.
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