kaalgat

Borrowed from Afrikaans kaalgat.

kaalgat (not comparable)

1. (South Africa) stark naked.

From Dutch kaalgat (noun), the adjective is an Afrikaans development. Equivalent to kaal (“naked”) +‎ gat (“hole, butt, backside”).

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kaalgat (attributive kaalgat, not comparable)

1. bare-arse; stark naked

kaalgat (plural kaalgatte, diminutive kaalgatjie)

1. a naked person

• kaalstert

Compound of kaal (“bald, bare”) +‎ gat (“hole”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːl.ɣɑt/
• Hyphenation: kaal‧gat

kaalgat m (plural kaalgaten, diminutive kaalgaatje n)

1. (obsolete, figuratively) an extremely poor person, a poor sod