hotnot

hotnot
South African Slang
Origin: Afrikanerisms
derogatory term for a Coloured person; as in: "Get the kaffir! oh no he's a hotnot!" (derived from "Hottentot"). (The Oxford English Dictionary notes use of "hotnot" as recently as 1992.)

English dialects glossary. 2013.

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