toppie

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English

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Etymology

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Noun

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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.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From top +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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toppie (used only predicatively, not comparable)

  1. (informal) Synonym of top (great, very good)
    Dit weer is echt helemaal toppie.This weather is great.