Glossary
Gráinne Perkins
(University of Southern Maine, USA)
ISBN: 978-1-83753-113-4, eISBN: 978-1-83753-112-7
Publication date: 11 December 2023
Citation
Perkins, G. (2023), "Glossary", Danger in Police Culture, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 167-167. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-112-720231010
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2024 Gráinne Perkins. Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited
| Word/Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bakkie | A Pick-up truck, normally with front two seats |
| Braai/ing | BBQ |
| Bundu murder | Reference to a vigilante murder |
| Shack/Hokkie | A colloquial expression for an informal residential dwelling normally constructed from metal sheets |
| Isingqi | The beat – the sound made from an nMpampampa (hand-made drum) when struck |
| Lightie | Refers to a young person |
| Moer | To beat someone up |
| Mos | Indeed. Also used at the beginning and end of sentences |
| Né | Term of affirmation, such as ‘is that so’ |
| nMpampampa | Handmade drum, onomatopoeia word owing to the sound it makes when struck, i.e. mpa-mpa-mpa |
| Shebeen | An unlicensed bar |
| Sjambok | A long stiff whip originally made from rhinocerous hide. Often plaited strips of leather are used in lieu of rhinocerous hide |
| Skollie | Hooligan/Gangster. Believed to have originally derived from the Dutch word for ‘scavenging’ |
| Smiley | A sheep's head cooked on a braai |
| Umhlungu | Umhlungu refers to a white person in the Isixhosa language |
- Prelims
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 South African Policing
- Chapter 3 People and Places
- Chapter 4 Tools of the Trade
- Chapter 5 Records, Reports and Respect
- Chapter 6 Routine Danger: Avoidance and Engagement
- Chapter 7 Memorialising Danger
- Chapter 8 Discussion and Conclusion
- Appendix 1: SAPS Organisational Structure
- Appendix 2: Amazing Grace
- Appendix 3: Asijiki/The March
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index