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Vaalie en · NOUN

Etymology

From Transvaal, from Afrikaans Vaal (“Vaal river”).

Meanings

  1. (South-Africa, slang) A tourist from inland.
    • I went down to the beach front, of course, for that was the first thing that all Vaalies did: to look at the sea and to check the talent on the beach. 2011, Nic Venter, Wow! What a Life!, page 179:
  2. (South-Africa, slang) The grey rhebok or Vaal rhebok, a species of antelope endemic to South Africa.

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