‖so waar, interjection

/sʊəˈvɑː(r)/
Origin:
Afrikaans.
‘Really’, ‘truly’; used for emphasis.
1969 A. Fugard Boesman & Lena 17Lena: Don’t joke. I’ll walk tonight. So waar. Boesman: Go! Goodbye darling.
1974 Farmer’s Weekly 4 Dec. 83Don’t you worry. Dan will find the water if it’s there. And, Oom Karel silently added, if you call me ‘my dear fellow’ once more, sowaar I might just do something.
1977 P.-D. Uys Paradise Is Closing Down 175Do you have a hard stomach? (they keep firm eye contact as she prods his stomach) Sowaar, a nice hard stomach.
1985 E. Bergman in Fair Lady 27 Nov. 80If she tints her hair once more, so waar it will all fall out.
1985 E. Bergman in Fair Lady 83So waar, I felt like the girl in the ad, all soft colours and wistful and dreamy.
1987 S. Roberts Jacks in Corners 82But it’s true, so waar, it’s true, Joos did see me being born.
‘Really’, ‘truly’; used for emphasis.
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19691987
soutribbetjie, nounn.Sowetan, nounn.
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