entjie, noun
- Forms:
- Also eintjie, endjie.
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans end end + diminutive suffix -ie.
a. stompie sense 1 a.
1994 E. Kelley-Patterson in E. Prov. Herald 6 Apr. (la Femme) 2The porters..loaded and unloaded trucks — always keeping a sharp look-out for any cigarette entjies — they knew this baas, he smoked forever.
b. stompie sense 2.
1969 A. Fugard Boesman & Lena 28You asked me and now I’ve told you. Pain is a candle entjie and a donkey’s face.
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