saltriem, noun
/ˈsɒltrim/
- Forms:
- Also salt reim.
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Partial translation of Afrikaans soutriem salt thong, perhaps a euphemism for soutpiel (see soutpiel).
derogatory
Especially among Afrikaner people: rooinek.
1883 O.E.A. Schreiner Story of Afr. Farm 258Without asking the price the Englishman had..brought oxen worth ten pounds for sixteen. The Dutchman chuckled, for he had the ‘Salt Reim’s’ money in the box under his bed.
[1970 J.F. Prinsloo Informant, Lüderitz, NamibiaSout-riem. A Britisher.]
Especially among Afrikaner people: rooinek.
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