| Afrikaans | English |
|---|
| Jan | ⇆ Jack; ⇆ John |
| Jan en alleman | ⇆ tagrag and bobtail |
| Jan Publiek | ⇆ the man in the street |
| Jan Rap en sy maat | ⇆ the ragtag and bobtail; ⇆ canaille; ⇆ proletariat; ⇆ hoi polloi; ⇆ raff; ⇆ riff‐raff; ⇆ tagrag and bobtail; ⇆ Tom, Dick and Harry; ⇆ all the world and his wife |
| Jan Swaap | ⇆ Simple Simon |
| Jan Taks | ⇆ the exchequer; ⇆ minister of finance |
| liewer bang Jan as dooie Jan | ⇆ discretion is the better part of valour |
| Sint Jan | ⇆ Midsummer Day |
| Dom‐Jan | ⇆ Simple Simon |
| jandooi | ⇆ drowsy‐head; ⇆ sluggard |
| jan‐in‐die‐sak | ⇆ duff |