houtkop, noun

/ˈhəʊtkɔp/
Plurals:
houtkoppe /ˈhəʊtkɔpə/.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, ‘blockhead’, hout wood + kop head.
offensive, slang
A derogatory and insulting term for a black person.
1950 E. Partridge Dict. of Underworld 348Houtkop, An aborigine or coloured native.
1970 Informant, Johannesburg, GautengHoutkop. Bantu.
1973 Daily Dispatch 6 Aug. 8The days of ‘bloody kaffir’ and ‘houtkop’ are definitely past...Bantu are people. Respect their human values.
1980 C. Hope A Separate Development (1983) 130Jacko would..start calling Joerie a coloured, a klonkie, a houtkop, a moffie, an Abo, a kaffir.
1983 Times (U.K.) 6 June 6The court heard how..Mr van der Merwe expressed a desire ‘to hit a “houtkop” (thickhead)’ an abusive term for a black.
1987 Frontline Mar. 22Jonas is ‘unskilled’. He can drive a tractor although he doesn’t have a licence. The baas thinks that if you help a houtkop get a licence he will run away.
1989 Informant, KwaZulu-NatalThey poisoned that dog...They killed him because he used to wait until the houtkop had walked past and then attack from the back.
1991 M. Kantey All Tickets 73Van Eiselen’s systematic hewing of the houtkoppe.
A derogatory and insulting term for a black person.
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