suip, verb intransitive

Origin:: AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, to drink (used of an animal; not polite when used of a person).

slang

To drink (immoderately), to ‘swill’. See also gesuip.

1972 Argus 9 Dec. 17‘This is the land of rape and suip,’ he says. ‘Murder’s the national sport around here.’

1989 M. Brand in Fair Lady 25 Oct. 92Suip — drink.

To drink (immoderately), to ‘swill’.

Derivatives:: Hence suiper noun, a heavy drinker, a drunkard.
1984 E. Prov. Herald 12 Mar. 5Our macho brothers across the sea in Australia..have as much of a palate for the hops and malt as the most hardened South African ‘suiper’.

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