kits, combining form
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, ‘instant’; formed by analogy with kitskonstabel (see kitskonstabel).
colloquial
An element in various names for a kitskonstabel, as kitsconstable, kitscop (being nouns which are also used attributively).
1987 Progressive Trust for New S. Afr. (Progressive Federal Party) (pamphlet)Lack of discipline evident amongst the poorly trained Special Constables (Kitsconstables) deployed in the townships.
1993 Weekly Mail & Guardian 29 Oct. 1What’s a kitskop’s life worth? R26 a day and pay for your own funeral.
An element in various names for a kitskonstabel, as kitsconstable, kitscop (being nouns which are also used attributively).
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