bloupak, noun
/ˈbləʊpak/
- Plurals:
- bloupakke/ˈbləʊpakə/.
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, blou blue + pak suit.
colloquial
kitskonstabel.
- Note:
- A term used in those Black urban areas in which auxiliary policemen wear blue uniforms.
1987 A. Ismail in South 9 July 7There have been a number of reported clashes between special constables called ‘bloupakke’ and residents. A number of people have appeared in court recently charged with..attacks on ‘bloupakke’.
1990 D. Beckett in Frontline Apr. 13On local politics, he explains there are two factions: the bloupakke — police auxiliaries — are ‘for the whites’ and the comrades are ‘for zabalaza’ — liberation or revolution...Twice we come across bloupakke in royal-blue fatigues, rifles in hand and cartridge belts on waist.
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