boep, noun1
- Forms:
- Also boeb, boop.
- Origin:
- Adaptation of U.S. slang boob, from booby shortened form of booby-hutch jail.
prison slang
Prison. Also attributive.
1970 S. Smuts Informant, Cape Town, Western CapeA thief is put in the boep (prison).
1990 C. Goedhals Informant, Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha), Eastern CapeWhen you see a guy walking around with short hair, a pair of pants and a shirt and carrying an old suitcase you know: this guy’s just come out of boep.
Prison. Also attributive.
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