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poep-hol (Afrikaans)

English translation: idiot

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Afrikaans term or phrase:poep-hol (Afrikaans)
English translation:idiot
Entered by: Johan Venter

13:05 Nov 3, 2005
Afrikaans to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / literary
Afrikaans term or phrase: poep-hol (Afrikaans)
What is an Afrikaans "poep-hol" means?

Thank you.
macky
Local time: 03:50
Idiot
Explanation:
Spelling is "Poepol" and, incredibly enough, it is not really an insult, depending of course on who it was said to and also the way it was said.
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Johan Venter
Czech Republic
Local time: 21:50
Grading comment
Thank you .
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5Idiot
Johan Venter
5Poephol
Sean Brebnor
4asshole
Menitza Botha


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Idiot


Explanation:
Spelling is "Poepol" and, incredibly enough, it is not really an insult, depending of course on who it was said to and also the way it was said.

Johan Venter
Czech Republic
Local time: 21:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you .

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter
46 mins
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disagree  Eugene Seegers: The e-HAT gives the spelling as "poephol", and it is significantly stronger in meaning than "idiot". Some translations are: a-hole, fart (and a few others I do not feel comfortable repeating. Pharos 1 says it's coarse, and taboo slang in some cases.
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3046 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Poephol


Explanation:
According to the "Handwoordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal" (HAT), it is spelled "poephol". That is the original and correct spelling of the word. But, since the spelling of "poepol" is common (initially due to either laziness or plain ignorance and lack of proper language education) it is widely accepted now. (Intrinsically, it is still wrong...)

It's meaning is that of "idiot". Freely translated it means: Fart-hole.

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Note added at 3046 days (2014-03-08 10:11:11 GMT) Post-grading
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Meaning of "poephol": Idiot and/or arsehole/asshole.

Sean Brebnor
South Africa
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5553 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
asshole


Explanation:
Asshole is a more literal translation of this term, a quite flexible insult.

Menitza Botha
South Africa
Local time: 21:50
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