swop

Meanings

• Noun

  A South African term for a swap or barter system.

  - "In the olden days, people used to swop goats for maize."
  - "Swop is still common in rural areas where people don't have money to buy goods."

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Synonyms

flap , interchange , switch , bang , knock , tap , fly , speed , zoom , exchange , switch , trade , barter , quid pro quo , trade

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Variants

List of all variants of swop that leads to same result
swap , swop , swopped , swopping , swops

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Etymology

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From the Afrikaans word 'swappe' meaning to exchange or swap.

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Trivia

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1. Swop is still used in some schools in South Africa as a way for students to exchange study materials.

2. Swop is also known as 'hlanganiso' in Zulu and 'ukuphila' in Xhosa.

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Related Concepts

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1. Barter system: An economic system where goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services, without the use of money.

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Culture

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Swop is deeply rooted in South African culture, particularly in rural areas and townships, where people have relied on this system to obtain goods and services they couldn't afford.

How to Memorize "swop"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the exchange of goods between two people in a rural area.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'swop' with the idea of exchanging goods or services.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'South Africa' to remember the meaning of swop: S-South, O-Olden, T-Traditional, H-Habit, A-Africa

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