yarpie
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Afrikaans japie, short for plaasjapie (“farm-boy”), referring to any person who grew up on a farm and is unfamiliar with city life, and hence naive and unsophisticated.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjɑɹpi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjɑːpi/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pi
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Noun[edit]
yarpie (plural yarpies)
- (South Africa, derogatory, slang, ethnic slur) A white South African man.