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Afrikaans
Etymology
From meid (“young Black woman”) (now offensive) + bossie (“small bush”).
Noun
meidebossie (plural meidebossies)
- (now offensive) uhaloa; Waltheria indica
Usage notes
Proscribed by Hauptfleisch (1993) due to formation from the now-offensive word meid (“young black woman”).
Further reading
- D. C. Hauptfleisch. 1993. "Racist language in society and in dictionaries: A pragmatic perspective". Lexikos