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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower middle class. South-Africa, uncountable

   "My zef accent is very foreign / When I speak overseas they go "I beg your pardon?""

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gopnik

Example

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"My zef accent is very foreign / When I speak overseas they go "I beg your pardon?""

Etymology

Perhaps from the name of the Ford Zephyr automobile, clipping of Zephyr.

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