Ou-cabulary – Lesson 4

(My personal favourite Bruinou word – AWEH!!)

Aweh (noun or something) pronounced : Aah where
A very versatile term which can be either a greeting or salutation or a sign of approval and agreement.
Aweh hond. (Wussup dogg?)

MOER: pronounced moo-rr (verb – origin – unknown)
Meaning: beat up, hit, incur severe bodily harm, synonymous with bliksem (used mainly by whites) and “ke tla o shapa” (used mainly by sotho speaking blacks)
e.g. Shakes: “Ek gaan jou hals laat jy huil”
Foxxy: “Try net my lightie, ek sal jou moer”

HALS: pronounced harls (transitive verb – origin – unknown)
Meaning: Mock, or tease
e.g. Enigma: “Eish het jy gesien het foxxy vir ou Shakes gehals!!”
Cjoe: “ja my broe, eish ek het my mos geriep”

RIEP pronounced reep with a short “e” (verb – origin – Extension 4, Eldo’s, Gauteng, SA)
Meaning: Laugh uncontrollably, guffaw
e.g. Enigma: “Eish het jy gesien het foxxy vir ou Shakes gehals!!”
Cjoe: “ja my broe, eish ek het my mos geriep”

Baaiza (verb) (pagamiesa in toekomsrus)
To doubt. To be scared.
eg :- Moenie baaiza nie my laaitie, ek sal jou plekke vat, met my Aigner wallet.

Makwera (noun) (spiener in recent times)
A person who is involved in smuggling drugs or other illegal activities.
eg :- Ou Bizza ry nou net dik BM’s ….either sy shares is op of hy’s ‘n Makwera.