Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oukie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oukie
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"If you won't take us to the zoo / Then what the heck else can we do / But go on out and moere all the oukies next door"

Etymology

From Afrikaans outjie, via Namibian German Oukie.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: outjie

Inflected Forms

oukies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Okie

Questions

What does oukie mean?: guy; man
Where does oukie come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce oukie

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