toppie

English

Etymology

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Noun

toppie (plural toppies)

1. (South Africa) An old man.
   • 2003, Justin Nurse, Laugh It Off: South African Youth Culture, page 42:

     Nowadays, Afrikaans must find its place among ten other official languages, and although a lot of the older toppies fear its extinction, it is alive and well and growing by the second.

   • 2004, Michael Hilburn, Travel Diary - Bolivia, page 47:

     There were only two rooms with a double bed and for some reason, the management felt the two old toppies deserved the smaller of the two, each time.

Anagrams

• pepito, pot pie, pot-pie, potpie

Dutch

Etymology

From top +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.pi/

Adjective

toppie (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. (informal) Synonym of top (“great, very good”)

   Dit weer is echt helemaal toppie. ― This weather is great.