thurs., 21 oct., 2021: funky fanakalo afrikaanisms, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

[NOTE: these terms are weaponized language, & meant to give offense. Which is the whole & compleat & entire & total point of insult & invective, obscenity & blasphemy, & other political speech.]

FANAKALO AFRIKAANS:  Skeef   ‡‡

      

‡)  “Dodgy”  / “Gay”  / “Queery”  / “Faggoty” 

[NOTES:  1)  May or may not be pejorative,  depending on context &,  er, um,  circumstances;  2)  Funakalo is a pidgin Afrikaans dialect comprised of Afrikaans, Eng.,  & many Native S. African langs.,  incl. isiZulu.;  Funakalo / Fanakalo  also isiZulu ref. for when non-isiZulu speakers fuck up & mangle their lang.  Etym.,  fanakalo, Zulu, fana  =  same ;  k  =  as ;  lo  =  this.]

   

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