‖gopse, noun
/ˈxɔpsə/
- Forms:
- Also gops.
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans gops (+ plural -e); ultimate origin unknown.
derogatory, colloquial
1.
a. backveld noun sense a. b. bundu sense 1.
1970 J.F. Prinsloo Informant, Lüderitz, NamibiaGopse. A backward area or otherwise the same as ‘bundus’.
1989 F.G. Butler Tales from Old Karoo 34Horrelpoot: What sort of a doctor are you, to leave my gate open? Doctor: Do you call that a gate? Horrelpoot: Where were you educated, man? In the gops?
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