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Complete Definition of "yarpie"

English

Alternative forms
japie

Noun
en-noun

  1. context|pejorative|slang A Caucasian South African man.

Etymology
From Africans japie, or plaasjapie meaning farm-boy.
The origins go back to the early 20th century (possibly earlier) when economic circumstances forced rural Africans onto the mines. 'Japie' or 'plaasjapie' was a term of derision implying 'ignorant, uneducated, rural African'

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