‖koffie-moffie, noun
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, koffie coffee + moffie (see moffie).
offensive, slang
A derogatory or joking name for an airline steward or cabin attendant. See also moffie noun sense 1.
1985 Sunday Times 16 June (Mag. Sect.) 14Pieter confesses that he feels most at home in the role of the koffie-moffie De Kock. ‘But I don’t actually like that overtly queeny type of moffie.’
1986 P. Crams in Style Dec. 10Your story on Local Lingo..was tops...Here are a few others — steam queen (captain), Sarie switchboard (flight engineer) and the age old koffie moffie.
A derogatory or joking name for an airline steward or cabin attendant.
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