verneuk

transitive verb

ver·​neuk

vər-ˈnük

southern Africa

: humbug, cheat, swindle

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans, from Dutch dialect verneuken to hinder, cheat, from Dutch ver- for- (akin to Old High German far-, fir-) + Dutch dialect neuken to nag

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