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stompie Aug 1st 2011, 10:34 Noun: ← Older revision Revision as of 10:34, 1 August 2011 (2 intermediate revisions by one user not shown) Line 2: Line 2: ===Etymology=== ===Etymology=== - Afrikaans diminutive of ''stomp'': a stump. + {{etyl|af}} {{term|stompie|lang=af}}, diminutive of {{term|stomp||stump|lang=af}}. ===Noun=== ===Noun=== - '''Stompie''' + {{en-noun}} - # (South African) A cigarette butt. + # {{South Africa}} A [[cigarette]] [[butt]]. #* 11.01.73 Eastrern Province Hearald: "be careful with lighted cigarettes, matches stompies …becaust they can start fires. #* 11.01.73 Eastrern Province Hearald: "be careful with lighted cigarettes, matches stompies …becaust they can start fires. ====Derived terms==== ====Derived terms==== - * picking up stompies: the term picking up stompies means intruding into a conversation at its tail end, with little information about its content. + * [[picking up stompies]]<!-- the term picking up stompies means intruding into a conversation at its tail end, with little information about its content.--> ===References=== ===References=== - 1978: A Dictionary of South African English: Editor Jean Branford: Oxford. + * 1978: A Dictionary of South African English: Editor Jean Branford: Oxford. ===Anagrams=== ===Anagrams=== - * [[mopiest#English|mopiest]] + * [[mopiest#English|mopiest]], [[optimes#English|optimes]] - * [[optimes#English|optimes]]   -   - [[Category:South African English]]

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