goeters, plural noun

/ˈxʊtə(r)s//ˈxʊtəz/
Forms:
Also goeties.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, colloquial plural form of goed ‘things’, chattels, belongings.
colloquial
‘Things’, personal belongings, trivia.
1970 J.A. Baldie Informant, UniondaleWhere are my ‘goeters’ (my things)?
1972 P. Freedman on Radio South Africa 28 Mar. (lyrics)I’ve counted all the cutlery, So don’t you drive away With the goeters from the drive-in caff.
1978 S. Roberts in New Classic No.5, 23There’s the wip-neus upper-class Afrikaner who only cares for money and all the goeters it can buy.
1983 J. Cronin Inside 5In the prison workshop, with John Matthews making contraband goeters, boxes, ashtrays.
1987 Style June 9This scenario does not include piling goeties into the bottom drawer for a dowry.
1991 D. Kramer on M-Net TV 3 Apr.It had lights and goeters and orange dashboard fluff.
‘Things’, personal belongings, trivia.
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