windgat, noun and & adjective
/ˈvəntxat/
- Plurals:
- windgatte/ˈvəntˌxatə/.
- Origin:
- Afrikaans, DutchShow more Afrikaans, a braggart, transferred use of Dutch windgat a hole made by wind or through which wind blows.
colloquial
- Note:
- Cf. vint.
A. noun A braggart, windbag, or show-off, used especially of motor-car drivers who show off in a reckless fashion. See also vint.
1987 H. Hamann in Frontline Apr. 23What sort of person gets caught up in drag racing? ‘The windgatte,’ answers Mick van R— immediately.
1991 Sunday Times 8 Sept. 15James Whyle makes the role of the local windgat showing off in his metallic plum van with deep-pile carpeting, both plausibly dangerous and attractive.
B. adjective Cocky, full of oneself.
1987 Informant, Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha), Eastern CapeI haven’t seen Paul for years. Is he still so windgat?
1991 T. Baron in Sunday Times 17 Mar. 30‘Hell, I won the fight...’ Mitchell..wasn’t being windgat at all. He was just stating the facts, as he saw them.
A braggart, windbag, or show-off, used especially of motor-car drivers who show off in a reckless fashion.
Cocky, full of oneself.
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