verb
donner
verb
1
Slang for to beat up or thrash someone.
"He threatened to donner anyone who touched his bike."
How to Use Donner
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRough slang meaning to physically beat someone up, most common in South African English.
When to use it
Informal and somewhat dated slang, mostly used in South African English.
Word Forms
donnered past tense, donners plural, donners singular
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Etymology
From Afrikaans donder ("to thrash"), itself from Dutch donder, "thunder" — making it a distant doublet of the English word "thunder."