oppas, interjection and & verb

Origin:: Afrikaans, South African DutchShow more Afrikaans, from South African Dutch pas op, see pas op interjectional phrase.

colloquial

1969 A. Fugard Boesman & Lena 16Oppas! You’ll get too far one day. Death penalty.

B. verb transitive and intransitive. pasop verb.

1969 A. Fugard Boesman & Lena 7Oppas they don’t get you.

1992 D. McCormack on Radio South Africa 1 Mar.We now know exactly what [to do], and we will oppas.

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