rooinek

n. 红脖子(南非人对英国移民的贬称)

发音

ZA /ˈɹɔɪnek/
UK /ˈɹɔɪnɛk/

词形变化

rooinekke rooineks 复数 rooineks rooinekke 复数

别名

rooineck

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An Englishman, or a South African that speaks English as opposed to Afrikaans.

    南非 贬义

词源

From Afrikaans rooinek, from rooi (“red”) + nek (“neck”). The term refers to South Africans of British descent, who were perceived by Afrikaners to wear headgear (such as solar topees or no hat at all) which was inadequate in protecting them from sunburn, and thus caused them to have red necks. Other theories include the term being a reference to the red collars of 19th-century British military uniforms or to the red markings that British-South African farmers painted on their imported merino sheep. Compare redneck.

来源：wiktionary