domkop
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Afrikaans domkop.
Noun edit
domkop (plural domkops)
- (South Africa) dummkopf; idiot; dunce
- 2008, William Higham, Nakada's Touch, page 316:
- Sies, man,' a voice said. 'You're a domkop. How you gonna see 'em?
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
domkop (plural domkoppe)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Bahuvrihi compound of dom (“dumb”) + kop (“head”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
domkop m (plural domkoppen, diminutive domkopje n)