Meaning of bosbefok | Babel Free

Definitions

shell-shocked

South-Africa, slang

Examples

“He had seen many people die in accidental shootings or, as happened on border duty, someone went bosbefok and let loose with a machine-gun, screaming at an imaginary enemy.”

“And us six months in the army already and a few gone prematurely bosbefok - and man, they had just given us those LMG's.”

“Josh's former Commanding Officer, Louw, quizzes his sister on what he may have told her about Angola, asserting meaningfully that "nobody ever tells everything" and contending that when her brother went bosbefok, "I saved his life.”

“'Why is he no longer in the Army?' Wierda asked as we were heading towards the airport. 'He is still on their payroll, but he's become too dangerous for them, too much of a liability. Bosbefok.'”

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