kwere, noun

Forms:
Also with initial capital.
Origin:
Elliptical form of makwerekwere.
rare, colloquial, derogatory, offensive
As singular form: elliptical for makwerekwere. Also attributive.
2013 sowetanlive.co.za (DSAE Corpus) (Reader comments section)Who do you think you are fooling you border jumping son of a barefooted Kwere.
2016 sowetanlive.co.za (DSAE Corpus) (Reader comments section)Listen here wena kweres, number one don’t take me for granted I can hire you to do my garden and pay you better than what you getting from your current employer.
2016 sowetanlive.co.za (DSAE Corpus) (Reader comments section)...I’ve heard lots of stories from SA women that Naija [Nigerian] and Kwere men treat SA women like ladies.
elliptical for makwerekwere. Also attributive.
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