Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. South Africa Any light delivery vehicle, such as a pick-up truck.
- n. South Africa A covered bowl, similar to a Tupperware container.
Etymologies
- Afrikaans: bak: bowl, dish. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The public has a great misconception that a bakkie is a safe alternative for transporting people instead of using a more suitable vehicle such as a minibus," said van der Walt.”
“Elizabeth Klaas from Maranatha Senior Citizens Club of Coldridge called on the government to scrap the 'bakkie' system of payment for the elderly.”
“Mebbee Guinness Piggeh cud gibs yu a bakkie on hims lidl bysykul; hims in teh Middlelands, so muss be yur naybor!”
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“We drove out into the bush to feed said rhinos and upon stopping the farmer leapt onto the back of a bakkie (pickup) and shouted Rhino! .........”
“This week, Rejoice and I spent a good chunk of time in the work bakkie driving back and forth between Kodumela, the drop in centers, and Ofcolaco a small area with a dairy, butchery, store, post office, hardware store, petrol station and fruit and vegetable sellers who sell bags of big avos for 7 rand!”
“When she told them that we needed a bakkie to take food to all the drop in centers, all of them quoted rates that were way too high for such a trip sometimes even a couple hundred rand over what she could spend.”
“Yesterday, while we were delivering mealie meal to some drop in centers, Letebele the driver for Kodumela honked the horn and he and Rejoice rolled down their windows and hollered out of the bakkie.”
“After purchasing mealie meal, dish soap, tea, soup packets, mabela, palm oil, sugar, and matches, it was time to load up the hired bakkie.”
“*People standing up in the back of a bakkie, so many wedged in they don't move much when it hits bumps.”
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Football World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
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bilby South African - utility, pick-up truck. Jun 15, 2010