cheese-kop, adjective and & noun

Origin:: AfrikaansShow more Partial translation of Afrikaans kaaskop closely shaven head, kaas cheese + kop head.

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A. adjective With closely-cropped hair, or a shaven head.

1970 Drum Apr. 11He had only a little topping of hair on his head, but they told me to go and get him cheesekop (close-crop). They always wanted to see him cheesekop.

1982 Voice 31 Jan. 13I didn’t see the one who throttled me, Ntate, only the cheesekop one who asked for matches!

B. noun Closely-cropped hair, or a shaven head.

1985 J. Khumalo in Pace Sept. 19The Pantsula of old, complete with cheese-kop, muscles and flick-knife, is fast becoming extinct...If you turn out for an interview sporting a cheese-kop and in baggy pants..the prospective employer will take one look at your cheese-kop and suddenly he will have visions of an ex-convict.

With closely-cropped hair, or a shaven head.

Closely-cropped hair, or a shaven head.

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cheesa, verbal nounvbl n.Cheetah, nounn.

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