Dictionary

lekker en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɛkə(ɹ)/
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Etymology

From Afrikaans lekker, from Dutch lekker.

Meanings

1. (South-Africa) Tasty, nice, fun, great.
   • There were 2 000 rounds of ammo to fire between us four loadies. We sat there for hours and took our potshots. It was kiff; the R5 was a lekker thing. 2010, Cameron Blake, From Soldier to Civvy: Reflections on National Service:
2. (South-Africa) Good in a generic sense, worthy, functional.
   • The other men ask why he's crying, when he's got such a lekker car. The guy shakes his head and says, "I just saw my wife, and she was driving a skateboard." 1998, Leon Schuster, Leon Schuster's lekker, thick South African joke book, page 164:

Forms

Deriveds

lekker lewe