Wiktionary

meidebossie

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From meid (“young Black woman”) (now offensive) +‎ bossie (“small bush”).

Noun edit

meidebossie (plural meidebossies)

  1. (now offensive) uhaloa; Waltheria indica

Usage notes edit

Proscribed by Hauptfleisch (1993) due to formation from the now-offensive word meid (“young black woman”).

Further reading edit

  • D. C. Hauptfleisch. 1993. "Racist language in society and in dictionaries: A pragmatic perspective". Lexikos[1]
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