totsiens

tot·siens

(tôt′sēns′)

interj. South African

Used to express farewell.

[Afrikaans : tot, until + siens, seeing.]

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References in periodicals archive ?

Ek het Phyllis bo almal lief; want sy het getreur toe ek vertrek, en hardop uitgeroep, 'Totsiens, totsiens, lieflike Jolla'.

A translation of Vergil's third Eclogue into Afrikaans

In his cynical vision of life, he notes that one day one would die and all that friends, family and neighbours would offer is 'A few tears and it's totsiens my vriend--so long ol' pal--followed by a quick dop on the way home', (155).