What does the word mean? Voetsek! - derived from the Dutch phrase - ' Voort seg ik! ' - meaning ' Forward say I '. Of course South Africans prefer a shortened version of practically everything, so that meaning was transformed into a slightly irreverent way to tell someone to P*** Off ! We also have no idea how that transformation happened, but we like it! We use it especially when someone says something that we absolutely do not agree with. However, we will also swiftly add that we use it quietly to ourselves while smiling politely.