‖hoor, interjection

/hʊər/
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, ‘hear’, elliptical for hoor jy my? do you hear me?
‘Do you hear’. Cf. hey (in several senses).
1984 [see kak adjective].
1987 Informant, Pretoria, GautengSorry for all the hassles, hoor.
1989 Frontline Mar. 13‘Hoor?’ is used by whites to talk to blacks. Next time a white person ‘baby talks’ you, retort ‘hoor?’, and relish his/her blushing as you turn the tables in the word game.
1990 Frontline Mar.–Apr. 21‘This combi is from Johannesburg,’ says Toby, conferring guest status upon it. ‘Keep watch, hoor.’
‘Do you hear’.
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