This is what I really meant to say:
South African
BLERRY (bler-i)
Swear word meaning blimming, blady with a South African twist.
BRAAI (bry)
A method of cooking meat on a grill over hot coals.
BRAAIVLEIS (bry flace)
Grilled meat on a braai.
DOP
Alcoholic beverage.
PAPSAK (pup-suck)
“Flatbag” is a description of the silver foiled bag inside a box of wine. The word originated from the CapeFlats in South-Africa,and is used to describe a cheap wine beverage, but perfectly acceptable to drink. The silver foiled bag makes a great beach cushion when finished and blown up. Try it.
SAFFA (sa-fa)
A South African citizen.
YUSSUS (yuh-siss)
Expression of surprise or shock.
Miss M
BEVVIE
An alcoholic beverage.
PEACHES
A sweet, lovely person.
Arabic
HALAS (gga-luss)
Finished. OK.
Hey !
I am contacting you from Sept PR we love your blog and would love to have your contact details to add to our media list!
Thank you
Thanks Sherifa! I dropped you a mail peach.
Jislaaik, Sissie,
Keep up the blogging ‘cos we smaak it stukkend!!!!
Check out the SA language dictionary here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_South_African_slang_words
Durban Fan in Muscat.
Too kind – thank you! And thanks for the link, need to update this page a bit… oops!