![]() Also refers to the Blue Train, a luxury train that travels from Johannesburg to Cape Town. bloutrein - literally "blue train", referring to methylated spirits, sometimes used for drinking (filtered through a loaf of white bread).blou - being sad as in the English language feeling blue.Also related to the Dutch word "bioscoop", which Template:As of means "cinema" in Netherlands usage. bioscope, bio - cinema, movie theatre ( Template:As of dated), originally a international English word that became defunct elsewhere, it has survived longer in South Africa as a result of the influence of the Afrikaans cognate bioskoop.Used as a curse in Afrikaans: Jou bliksem! It derives from the Dutch word for "lightning", and often occurs in conjunction with donner. bliksem - strike, hit, punch also used as an expression of surprise/emphasis (rude many consider the word a profanity).biltong - dried meat, similar to jerky (a mainstream word).bill - used to ask for the cheque as in: "Can I have the bill, please?", identical to British English.When used as slang refers to anyone down-and-out bergie - from berg, mountain, originally referring to vagrants who sheltered in the forests of Table Mountain now a mainstream word for a particular subculture of vagrants, especially in Cape Town.This translates well into British English as "Shut your gob." ![]() bek - derogatory term for mouth (Afrikaans: an animal's mouth) hou jou bek - "shut up" (literally" "hold your mouth").Profanity - the base fok meaning to have sex. Ek het daai ou befok - meaning I cheated that guy in a transaction. befok - really good, exciting, cool as in "The rock-show was befok." Can also mean "crazy" in a very strong sense, as in "Are you befok?" - derogatory(err:definitely not a polite enquiry).bale - (tv) used to signify annoyance (pronounced barlee).bakvissie - (goldfish) a giggly teenage girl. ![]()
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