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jaap

jaap [ yaap ] (plural jaaps)


noun 
Definition:
 
South Africa an offensive term for somebody from a rural area who is regarded as unsophisticated or unintelligent by urban people ( insult )

[Mid-20th century. < Afrikaans Jaap, man's name < Jakobus "James"]
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