‖Boesman, noun

/ˈbusman//ˈbʊsman/
Origin:
Afrikaans, EnglishShow more Afrikaans, probably adaptation of English Bushman; some believe that the word is from Dutch Bosjesman, but the change in the first vowel-sound makes this unlikely.
derogatory, offensive
An insulting term for a Coloured person. Also attributive.
1959 J. Meiring Candle in Wind 40Do you think I want all the people pointing at me and laughing in my face, for letting that little Boesman-meid get hold of him?
1961 D. Bee Children of Yesterday 72When the man asked for his money an ugly scene developed and the native made the mistake of calling William a Boesman (Bushman) to his face.
1982 C. Van Wyk in Staffrider Vol.5 No.1, 36My mother is a boesman meid a kaffir girl a koelie aunty who wears beads of sweat around her neck and chains around her ankles.
1989 D. Beckett in Frontline Apr. 25‘Do you want the boesmans in town?’ ‘Nee my baas.’
1990 [see Koranna sense 2].
An insulting term for a Coloured person. Also attributive.
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