cherry, noun

Forms:
cherie, cherrieShow more Also cherie, cherrie, tcherrie, tjerrie.
Origin:
IsicamthoShow more From Isicamtho amacherry (probably adaptation of U.S. slang cherry virgin, see quotation 1978); see also ama-.
slang
A girl or woman; a girlfriend.
1962 J. Taylor ‘Hennie van Saracen’. (lyrics)The hardest thing of all was saying goodbye to my chick, ’Cause she’s a lekker cherry And I digs her kind of kick.
1965 K.M.C. Motsisi in Post 11 Dec. (Drum) 11I had to invite that most fascinating cherie in this man’s town, Sis Sharon with goo-goo eyes.
1975 ‘Blossom’ in Darling 29 Jan. 103Howzit, cherries and okes.
1975 S. Roberts Outside Life’s Feast 85When I was with the vice-squad we had a lekker time some nights you catch these young ous with their cherries in the back seats and you frighten the hell out of them.
[1978 B. Maclennan in E. Prov. Herald 1 May 3The word ‘imoli’ for girl, after the American gangster moll. This word with ‘amacherry’ was popular in the 50s but both had given way to ‘ichick’ and ‘ipunki’ which meant..‘a delectable young girl’.]
1987 H. Hamann in Frontline Apr. 20In the old days we used to take the cherries to a session.
1990 J. Naidoo Coolie Location 153This guy he meets this cherrie. And she’s really lekker and all that..she’s really a civilized chick.
A girl or woman; a girlfriend.
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