Kaaskop, noun

/ˈkɑːskɔp/
Plurals:
Kaaskoppe/ˈkɑːskɔpə/.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, kaas cheese + kop head.
A (derogatory) nickname for one from Holland.
1970 V.E. Pautz Informant, Empangeni, KwaZulu-NatalKaaskop, a Hollander.
1977 D. Muller Whitey 84My late husband Hans Stilhuis was a Dutch marine engineer...Trust my luck to marry the only Kaaskop in the world who was not a tightwad.
1985 E. Prov. Herald 22 Apr. 10Klonkie, he told me, was no worse a term than Mick, Paddy, Jock, soutie, pom, spic, wop, kaaskop, kraut, kugel, rockspider, hairy-back and other words used to describe the various subcultures of sunny SA.
1988 C. Robertson in Star 31 May 4We call one another Kaaskoppe, Boere, Hotnots, Porras or Seekaffers, Yanks, Pommies or Rooinekke, Aitaais, Keffiegrieke, Kafirs or Bantu...Dias laid the cornerstone of the ‘Porras’; Van Riebeeck that of the ‘Kaaskoppe’.
A (derogatory) nickname for one from Holland.
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