domkop
South African slang for a fool, idiot, or slow-witted person — borrowed directly from Afrikaans where it literally means 'dumb head'.
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South African slang for a fool, idiot, or slow-witted person — borrowed directly from Afrikaans where it literally means 'dumb head'. Domkop is used affectionately between mates who've done something silly, or more pointedly when someone has genuinely made a boneheaded mistake. It has the punchy, satisfying quality of Afrikaans insults and is widely understood across South Africa's multilingual social landscape.
He locked his keys in the car again — what an absolute domkop.
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(South Africa) dummkopf; idiot; dunce.
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