rooinek

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɹɔɪnɛk/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An Englishman, or a South African that speaks English as opposed to Afrikaans. South-Africa,derogatory,ethnic,slur
    — Again and again the surprise was effected, not by the nation of hunters, but by those rooineks whose want of cunning and of veld-craft had for so long been a subject of derision and merriment.

词形变化

rooineks plural rooinekke plural

词源

From Afrikaans rooinek, from rooi (“red”) + nek (“neck”). The term refers to South Africans of British descent, who were perceived by Afrikaners to wear headgear (such as solar topees or no hat at all) which was inadequate in protecting them from sunburn, and thus caused them to have red necks. Other theories include the term being a reference to the red collars of 19th-century British military uniforms or to the red markings that British-South African farmers painted on their imported merino sheep. Compare redneck.
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