Find your perfect word!

Definition rooinek

Etymology

From Afrikaans rooinek, from rooi (“red”) + nek (“neck”). Probably a reference to the fact that Englishmen, being new to Africa, wore inadequate headgear (such as solar topees (pith helmets) or no hat at all) and thus sunburned more easily than Afrikaners. Other theories have it being a reference to the then red collars of British military uniforms, or to the red markings that British farmers put on their imported merino sheep. Compare redneck.

Noun

rooinek (plural rooineks)

1. (South Africa, derogatory, ethnic slur) An Englishman, or a South African that speaks English as opposed to Afrikaans. [from 19th c.]

Results 96 Words with the letters ROOINEK

You can also try words with the phrase ROOINEK, words starting with the letters ROOINEK, or words ending in the letters ROOINEK.

Favorites Searches

Words… ending with q, starting with q, starting with qa, starting with qo, with two letters, starting with x, starting with j, ending with j,

Some random searches: Words with the letters RBKIM, Words with the letters KPQXXA, Words with the letters EVCJ, Words with the letters NKJY,