kennetjie

Meaning

Noun

  • A children’s (boy’s) game where a short stick is flipped into the air by a longer stick, batted and hopefully caught by ‘fielders’.
  • The short stick used in this game.

Origin

  • From Afrikaans kennetjie ("little chin").

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