<Li> beter bang Jan, as dooie Jan--lit . "better to be a scared Jan rather than a dead Jan". English equivalent is "better to be safe than sorry". </Li> <Li> bietjie - baie--lit . "a little bit too much". "bietjie" (a little bit--"be-key") and "baie" (a lot--"bye - ya") </Li> <Li> bielie--a butch, yet friendly and often brave man with a lot of stamina . Someone who will lovingly do something tough no matter if the odds are stacked against him . Derived from the folk song "Jan, Jan, Jan, die bielie van die bosveld". Which describes a man (Jan) who is willing to do any form of hard labour with a smile on his face . </Li> <Li> blerrie / bladdy hell--damn / damnit . Originally from the British English phrase "bloody hell". </Li>

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