Vaalie

English

Etymology

From Transvaal, from Afrikaans Vaal (“Vaal river”).

Noun

Vaalie (plural Vaalies)

  1. (South Africa, slang) A tourist from inland.
    • 2011, Nic Venter, Wow! What a Life!, page 179:
      I went down to the beach front, of course, for that was the first thing that all Vaalies did: to look at the sea and to check the talent on the beach.
  2. (South Africa, slang) The grey rhebok or Vaal rhebok, a species of antelope endemic to South Africa.
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