ky’daar, noun

/ˈkeɪdɑː(r)/
Forms:
kaydaar, k’daarShow more Also kaydaar, k’daar, kydar, kyk-daar.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Ellided form of Afrikaans kyk look + daar there, supposedly a common exclamation among (Afrikaans) tourists.
colloquial
A derogatory term (especially in coastal resorts) for tourists from the inland provinces. Also attributive, and figurative. See also Vaalie.
1982 R. Greig in Cape Times 21 Dec. 17In Natal and the Eastern Cape they have a different name for the polite ‘tourists’. It’s ‘K’daars’ as in ‘Kyk, daar!’, said by urchins in grubby khaki pants to fathers in grubby khaki pants...To the locals k’daars are people with stomachs over shorts, strange accents and combs and cheque books in their socks.
1983 T. McAllen Kyk DaarThe term ‘Kyk-daar’ is a nickname given by the people of Durban to Free State and Transvaal visitors. Although originally it applied only to the Afrikaaner it has over the years grown to embrace all up-country visitors, regardless of culture or language.
1985 Style Oct. 88It’s the ky’daar syndrome in reverse, as I learnt to my cost in the early hours of the morning when two elephants..had their freehold rights threatened by an aggressive rhino.
1989 S. Sole in Sunday Tribune 1 Jan. 2‘Bleddy Kydars,’ muttered CA drivers stuck behind T cars meandering through the scenery.
1989 D. Mullany in Scope 21 Apr. 4We sit simmering in our motor cars and curse the national stereotypes we see swarming round us:..the lunkheaded Transvaal ‘kaydaar’ in his Datsun Laurel, Toyota Cressida, or gold-wheeled Sierra; [etc.].
1991 C. Barrett in Weekend Post 5 Jan. 7Transvalers earned the nickname ky’daar (look there) because they cruised slowly down Beach Road in their cars with passengers hanging out of the windows, oblivious to the minor traffic jams they caused.
1991 E. Prov. Herald 8 Mar. 18Having never visited Struisbaai before I was turned into a proper ‘kyk daar!’ What strikes the newcomer most are the dazzling colours of the sea and landscapes.
A derogatory term (especially in coastal resorts) for tourists from the inland provinces. Also attributive, and figurative.
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