A South African word of Afrikaans origin, literally translated as "bush-befucked".
It means suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or having difficulty adjusting to civilian life after fighting in the bush in the border wars and counter-insurgency operations that South Africa engaged in during the 1970s and 1980s in Namibia, Angola and Mozambique.
It means suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or having difficulty adjusting to civilian life after fighting in the bush in the border wars and counter-insurgency operations that South Africa engaged in during the 1970s and 1980s in Namibia, Angola and Mozambique.
by CityNewt October 18, 2011
Term derived from Afrikaans to describe a type of psychosis afflicting soldiers who have spent too long a time on active duty.
by Dabulamanzi August 17, 2006
An Afrikaans word used in South Africa to describe someone how has gone a bit grazy after spending a lot of time in the bush fighting war. It applied to South African troops fighting war in Angola in the 70's and 80's
by nlg July 25, 2009