‖magtie, interjection

/ˈmaxti/
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, from magtig (see magtig).
colloquial
magtig.
1870 in A.M.L. Robinson Sel. Articles from Cape Monthly Mag. (1978) 11Good-night. Magtie! it’s dark for the passenger.
1965 S. Dederick Tickey 17‘Magtie, Tickey, that same old story.’ ‘But I like to hear it.’
1965 S. Dederick Tickey 77She looked down at Tickey’s flushed face and felt her forehead. ‘Magtie,’ she murmured.
1968 F.G. Butler Cape Charade 13Magtie, if only Klaas were free, he could be your guide, and your agterryder!
1987 Informant, Grahamstown (now Makhanda, Eastern Cape)Magtie, this is an enormous job!
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magogo, nounn.magtig, interjectionint.
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