zef

See also: zêf

English

Etymology

Perhaps from the name of the Ford Zephyr automobile, clipping of Zephyr.

Noun

zef (uncountable)

1. (South Africa) A South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower middle class.
   • 2013, “Cookie Thumper!”, performed by Die Antwoord:

     My zef accent is very foreign / When I speak overseas they go "I beg your pardon?"

Further reading

• zef on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Fez, fez

French

Alternative forms

• zeph, zèf

Etymology

Clipping of zéphyr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛf/

Noun

zef m (uncountable)

1. (France, slang) wind

Further reading

• “zef”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.