No. 889 in Afrikaans

tuks

"Nap" or "sleep."

In a sentence

Ek het vroeër 'n vinnige tuks ingekry.
I took a quick nap earlier.
"Tuks" is used here to mean a short nap or rest.
Sy het besluit om aan Tuks te studeer.
She decided to study at the University of Pretoria.
"Tuks" is a colloquial abbreviation referring to the University of Pretoria.
Na die oefening was ek so moeg dat ek net 'n rukkie moes tuks.
After the workout, I was so tired that I just had to nap for a while.
"Tuks" is a verb here, used informally to mean taking a nap.

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