skyf

English

Etymology

Afrikaans

Noun

skyf (plural skyfs)

  1. (South Africa, slang) A cigarette.
    • 2004, A. K. Thembeka, Laduma (page 11)
      Laduma rolls himself a skyf. It's cheap Swazi and rakes the lungs, but it's skyf nonetheless.
    • 2010, Lauren Beukes, Zoo City (page 307)
      Vendors walk up and down the line of cars selling warm cold-drinks and chips, single skyfs or packs of Remington Gold.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch schijf, from Middle Dutch skive.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skÉ™if/

Noun

skyf (plural skywe)

  1. slice
  2. disk
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