Slang # 13
Oke ('Oak'), ou, o
(Guy, chap, bloke) Despite being low on letters, oke or ou are huge words. This word, or its variant, is one of South Africa's most common words for a male human. Probably comes from the Afrikaans "Ou pel" (Old mate), but the adjective became the noun after the "pel" was dropped. Only a male can be an "oke" or an "ou", pronounced "Oh." "That ou says he can paddle around Seal Island with one leg."
(Guy, chap, bloke) Despite being low on letters, oke or ou are huge words. This word, or its variant, is one of South Africa's most common words for a male human. Probably comes from the Afrikaans "Ou pel" (Old mate), but the adjective became the noun after the "pel" was dropped. Only a male can be an "oke" or an "ou", pronounced "Oh." "That ou says he can paddle around Seal Island with one leg."
posted by Shane at 2:23 pm
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