skyf
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
skyf (plural skyfs)
- (South Africa, slang) A cigarette.
- 2004, A. K. Thembeka, Laduma, page 11:
- Laduma rolls himself a skyf. It's cheap Swazi and rakes the lungs, but it's skyf nonetheless.
- 2010, Lauren Beukes, Zoo City, page 307:
- Vendors walk up and down the line of cars selling warm cold-drinks and chips, single skyfs or packs of Remington Gold.
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch schijf, from Middle Dutch skive.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
skyf (plural skywe)
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