paaiboelie

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “paai + boelie (< bully)?”)

Noun[edit]

paaiboelie (plural paaiboelies)

  1. bogeyman, bugbear
    Synonyms: boeman, kinderskrik