Pekkie

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A black person. South-Africa, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur

    "The war-talk recently against the media (for being too white or something) orchestrated by some black arsehole ... which lead to a standing ovation by the pecky's at the meeting is cause for concern."

Example

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"The war-talk recently against the media (for being too white or something) orchestrated by some black arsehole ... which lead to a standing ovation by the pecky's at the meeting is cause for concern."

Etymology

Several theories exist. * From Zulu uḿpheki (“cook”). * From Afrikaans pik (“pitch (black material)”), from Dutch pik, pek (“pitch (black material)”). * From piccanin, a form of pickaninny (“black child”).

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