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gatvol en · ADJ

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans gatvol.

Meanings

1. (South-Africa, slang) Completely fed up; very upset.
   • Yoh! I'm so gatvol of this tjoekie and need a zol to handle these moggy people. 2025 March 26, Khanyisile Ngcobo, “'Yoh! You're in the OED' – South Africa makes its linguistic mark”, in BBC:
   • I have had it up to here! I am gatvol. If you don't tidy your room, you are grounded.

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