‖Blankes Alleen, noun phrase
- Forms:
- Also with small initials.
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, blankesWhite people + alleen only.
Attributive, ‘(for) White people only’, often used ironically; cf. Slegs vir Blankes. Also attributive. See also blanke.
- Note:
- In the past, this was the Afrikaans wording found on racially-restrictive signs.
[1957 D. Jacobson Price of Diamonds 46‘This is my place,’ Fink said, with another glance around the booking-office at the timetables and the railway maps on the walls, the sign that said: ‘Europeans Only/Blankes Alleen.’]
1991 A. Maimane in Weekly Mail 3 May 18Calvinists who believe that their blankes-alleen divinity gives them the right to oppress other races.
‘(for) White people only’, often used ironically;