lekker
adj/ˈlɛkə(ɹ)/
Etymology From Afrikaans lekker, from Dutch lekker.
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:
- Derived terms
- lekker lewe